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Jigawa State Workers Demand Fair Wages Amidst NLC Negotiations
Civil servants in Jigawa State have urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state to forget about all its demands and work...
Former flight attendant recalls trips that took Indigenous children to residential schools
Sharon Gray, second from right, at the Whitehorse airport in 1963. Gray says she witnessed Indigenous children being flown to residential schools when...
Border guards, Ottawa reach tentative deal days before travel restrictions ease
Canada’s border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of...
Border workers begin work-to-rule action as negotiations with government continue
Border service officers have begun work-to-rule action while unions and the government continue to negotiate a new contract. The Public Service Alliance of...
This Is The Song In The Burger King ‘Sourdough King’ Commercial
During the 15-second run of Burger King’s “Sourdough King” commercial, the background music is a fast-paced instrumental that almost distracts from the narrator’s voice....
First flight bringing Afghans who helped military arrives in Canada, with more still to come
A government flight carrying dozens of Afghan workers who assisted the Canadian military during the war in Afghanistan has landed in Toronto, the federal government...
Unions warn Canadians to expect disruptions at airports and border crossings starting Friday
The unions representing Canada’s border agents are warning travellers to expect long lineups and delays at airports and border crossings if workers proceed with...
Long-term care improvements would cost $13.7 billion, PBO says
Governments would have to double their spending on long-term care to implement a range of improvements proposed in the wake of the COVID-19...
How Niagara museums plan to tell the story of COVID-19 50 to 100 years from now
A number of Ontario museums are working overtime to collect artifacts such as social distancing signs and multimedia files — including high-resolution photographs — as...
Desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers
Security systems firm Fitch Security Integration had to lay off employees at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Now the company is facing...
How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state
Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...
Here’s what Canada’s business leaders think about heading back to the office
It’s been more than 500 days since millions of Canadian employees were forced to suddenly work from home because of COVID-19. While the...
Singh hopes to build ‘momentum’ on tour of Indigenous communities
When the evacuation of Neskantaga First Nation due to tainted water made international headlines last fall, then-chief Chris Moonias encouraged the prime minister and other federal politicians to...
Supply bottlenecks leave U.S. Fed watching for persistent inflation
By American standards, Canadian inflation looks pretty tame. But the picture painted by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell suggests we should expect price rises...
Lac La Ronge Indian Band begins search for residential school graves, with ‘a lot of work ahead’
WARNING: This story contains distressing details The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has become the latest First Nation in Saskatchewan to begin searching...
