A worker has died at a log-sorting facility on Vancouver Island, according to the United Steelworkers Union and Western Forest Products. The United Steelworkers Union Local 1-1937 says a fatal incident took place at the Nesook Bay dryland sorting facility west of Gold River Friday morning. “Our union’s thoughts are …
Read More »Around Canada
This single mom ran away from the daily grind — and she’s happier for it
Stephanie Moyst is working a full-time job at an insurance company and two side gigs to pay the bills. She moved away from the city for a more affordable life, and now she and her son live in a century-old heritage home. Stephanie Moyst juggled jobs for 20 years before …
Read More »Ottawa backs listing Black and LGBTQ workers under Canada’s workplace equity laws: source
CBC News has learned the federal government will announce Monday that it broadly supports listing Black and 2SLGBTQI+ people among groups facing systemic workplace barriers under the Employment Equity Act. Labour minister will present findings of a task force review of the workplace law. CBC News has learned the federal …
Read More »Speaker Greg Fergus to appear before House of Commons committee to explain video controversy
Speaker Greg Fergus will appear before a House of Commons committee Monday to answer questions about his controversial appearance in a video shown at the Ontario Liberal convention. CBC.ca will livestream Fergus’s two-hour appearance beginning at 9:30 am. Speaker Greg Fergus appears at Committee over video controversy Fergus will answer …
Read More »N.W.T. premier says he’d like to see complete carbon tax exemption for territory
The new premier of the Northwest Territories says that, ideally, the territory would receive a complete exemption from carbon taxation in Canada. Pressure has been on federal government to extend exemptions. Canada’s newest premier says that in an ideal world, Ottawa would provide his territory with a blanket exemption from …
Read More »Mammoth, continent-spanning storms surround Canada
Canada recently found itself surrounded by storms so large that they slipped around the curve of the Earth. Two vast low-pressure systems churning off either end of the country spun up ferocious winds, headache-inducing pressures, and filled skies with clouds that reached between entire continents. MUST SEE: Winter 2023-2024 could …
Read More »1 woman, 2 children found in critical condition at Scarborough apartment building
A woman and two children were found in critical condition at a Scarborough apartment building on Sunday night, according to Toronto police. Officers responded to the building near Kennedy and Ellesmere Roads around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, following reports that a woman had fallen from a balcony. When police arrived, they …
Read More »Budget Car Rental blames possible tire thieves after SUV sends driver, kids spinning out of control
A Winnipeg man wants answers after his frightening experience renting a vehicle with Budget Car Rental. A major safety flaw had him and two children spinning out of control on a highway, ending up in a ditch. Experts warn rentals can be unsafe due to poor maintenance and the drive …
Read More »Survivors of intimate partner violence say educational reforms could help break the cycle of abuse
In 2022, Saskatchewan had the highest provincial rates of police-reported family violence and of intimate partner violence in the country. Saskatchewan leads provinces in rates of intimate partner violence. WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence Crystal McClean says it was the beginning of a new year when …
Read More »Alberta premier’s arguments on increasing oil and gas production ‘logically incoherent’: Wilkinson
Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s assertion that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is “logically incoherent.” Wilkinson added he thinks Smith is not telling Albertans “the facts” about what fighting climate change action will require. Smith argues …
Read More »