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Dundee Precious Metals Inc. ("DPM" or "the Company") today confirmed that its Chelopech and Ada Tepe mines, located in Bulgaria, continue to have a secure supply of power, and the Company does not anticipate an impact to the operations as a result...

Grain Farmers of Ontario and Grain Farmers of Quebec (Producteurs de grains du Québec), representing over 50,000 grains and oilseeds farmers, are calling for the federal government to take immediate action to eliminate the burden on farmers caused by...

Replacing frontline workers with exploited offshore workers, as the restaurant chain Freshii is now doing, moves us towards a low-wage economy that weakens our communities and exploits workers, according to Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian...

The Open Society Foundations are appalled by today's Turkish court decision to sentence Osman Kavala?the business leader and philanthropist?to life in prison, even though no credible evidence was ever presented to substantiate the baseless charges...

The highest inflation in over three decades plus the largest interest rate rise in over twenty years adds up to families falling further behind. Figures released last week revealed that inflation now stands at 6.7 percent, and rising, while average...

On Earth Day, environmental activists and Ontario Federation of Labour and First Nation leaders will hold a press conference in response to the Ford government's attack on our land, air, and water. The press conference will also highlight the...

TVO offers a relevant new way to engage with hundreds of hours of award-winning documentaries, quality current affairs journalism, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka, podcasts and more. Recently launched as a redesigned...

On Earth Day, environmental activists and Ontario Federation of Labour and First Nation leaders will hold a press conference in response to the Ford government's attack on our land, air, and water. The press conference will also highlight the...

From April 24 to 30, 2022 Volunteer Canada celebrates Canada's 24 million volunteers during National Volunteer Week (NVW). The annual celebration is a time to thank and recognize volunteers from coast to coast to coast. This year's theme,...

With more Canadian municipalities exploring the trend of backyard chicken-keeping, the Animal Protection Party urges restraint. "We're in the middle of a highly pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak that is having a devastating effect on both wild and...

With fast rising interest rates and inflation increasing well ahead of wages, Canada's unions are urging governments to take action to help families facing an ever-tightening financial squeeze. Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress...

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) announced cash donations totaling ¥90 million to crisis relief efforts aiding people afflicted by the war in Ukraine. The company contributed to the following...

TVO is proud to celebrate 12 wins at the Canadian Screen Awards, which were announced April 4-10, 2022. TVO Original Ghosts of Afghanistan took home the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program, while TVOkids Original...

PFC congratulates the Government of Canada for its announcements in Budget 2022 to advance key aspects of the regulatory regime governing the charitable sector. Based on extensive research and the largest consultation in the 20-year history of...

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC), on behalf of the over 100-member Friendship Centres, expresses its disappointment and concern over the federal government's exclusion of urban Indigenous needs and priorities in the 2022 federal...

TORONTO, APRIL 7, 2022 ? Canada's 2022 federal budget arrives amid deafening calls for urgent and ambitious action to deal with the worsening biodiversity and climate crises. New funding for the protection and restoration of nature sends a clear...

The Royal Canadian Legion is generally encouraged with the range of specific investments made in this year's budget, which will have an impact on our Veterans and their families. "We are pleased to see these commitments," says Bruce Julian, Dominion...

Canada's unions welcomed today's investments in making life more affordable for workers and their families, including through action on dental care, affordable housing and fairer taxation. But Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress...

This is the most recent release from our Modalis public opinion research panel. Modalis is made up of real respondents drawn randomly from the Canadian population. These latest results are based on a sample of over 1,200 Canadians with an actual...

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families. Bruske is available to outline how Canada's unions are looking to the Budget to take concrete steps to...

When the Government of Alberta announced the expiration of the provincial work-from-home mandate at the start of March, many organizations called their employees back to work in person, leaving parents in need of child care. With changes to...

The Equal Pay Coalition will hold an emergency news conference on Thursday, April 7 at 9:30am at Queen's Park Media Studio to address Bill 106, an omnibus bill being rushed through the legislature that overrides public sector workers' pay equity and...

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is calling upon the federal Liberal government to build upon financial commitments of previous years and to make the investments that are required to eliminate the inequities faced by Indigenous women,...

As Ontario faces a sixth wave of COVID infections and restrictions are being lifted, workers in low-wage and precarious employment are still being abandoned without protections. A new report from the Decent Work and Health Network documents how...

Humanitarian organization Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has had the opportunity to transport and work alongside leaders, communities, and peace-fostering organizations in South Sudan. In 2022 alone, two of our flights have facilitated peace...

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about the impacts of Budget 2022 on workers and their families. Bruske is available to outline how Canada's unions are looking to the Budget to take concrete steps to...

Step by step, the Ford government has been privatizing PCR testing for COVID during the pandemic, reported the Ontario Health Coalition today in a virtual press conference. Now, a new briefing note released by the Coalition reveals that the...

In the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), many immigrant women resort to downplaying their credentials when job searching, risking career stagnation and persistent underemployment. That is among the findings from a new study by the Toronto Region Immigrant...

On behalf of the province's eight real estate boards and 24,000 REALTORS®, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) supports the Government of British Columbia's intent to introduce a "Homebuyer Protection Period." However, the BC Government's...

Through the eyes of people with real, lived experience and with the help of artificial intelligence insights, TVO's The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka invites Ontarians to explore the issues that affect them the most. The innovative, solutions-based...

Canada's unions welcome today's long-overdue agreement to bring down the costs of child care for Ontario's inflation-weary parents and celebrate progress toward Canada finally achieving a nation-wide affordable child care system. "This was the last...

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, made the following statement today on the announcement of $2 billion in new health care funding: "Canada's unions welcome today's announcement of new funding to strengthen public health care,...

Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, applauds the Minister of Finance for approving FSRA's Financial Professionals Title Protection Rule. The Rules, and related guidance, will come into effect once the related legislation has been...

Canada's unions celebrate today's historic agreement between the Government and the NDP and look forward to vital progress on key issues.  "Canada's unions have long fought for parties to work together and move forward on a progressive policy...

Last year a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada set a precedent, which may open the door for Indigenous groups outside Canada to claim certain rights?including title and constitutionally protected rights?within Canada's borders, finds a new study...

Canada's unions stand in solidarity with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and call for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to bargain in good faith. "Canada's unions stand in solidarity, and in support of the TCRC workers, who play a...

The combined size of the federal, provincial, and municipal governments increased in all but two provinces over the 2007 to 2019 period relative to the sizes of their economies, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an...

The presidents of provincial labour federations are putting pressure on the federal government to step up their contributions to public health care and protect Canada's public system from Conservative right-wing provincial privatization schemes....

Today's Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey shows that the overly-rosy picture some claim about the economic recovery doesn't hold up on closer inspection. Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress points out that the reality facing...

The Equal Pay Coalition is very pleased to announce that Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario will join the Leaders Debate on Women's Economic Equality on Equal Pay Day, April 12, 2022 at Innis Hall, University of Toronto at 7pm....

The entire Bombardier team continues to be deeply saddened by the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and Europe. As a company with deep roots in communities around the world, we are first and foremost concerned with the loss of human life and...

Canadians concerned about political divisions will find solace in season five of TVO Original series Political Blind Date. Premiering on TVO Tuesdays starting March 15, 2022 at 9 pm ET and streaming across Canada on TVO.org, YouTube and smart TV...

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), with support from the province's real estate boards, has published a white paper and series of sweeping recommendations for the BC government aimed at addressing current concerns with the...

British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) Chief Executive Officer, Darlene K. Hyde, will be announcing a series of sweeping recommendations addressing current concerns with the province's housing market, the real estate transaction process and...

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement: "The world is watching with horror as Russia launches an unjustified attack on Ukraine and its people. Canada's unions condemn this unprovoked act of...

On behalf of the coalition of concerned consumer advocates, FAIR Canada has sent the following open letter to Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, calling on her to take action to establish a designated, single ombuds...

British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) Chief Executive Officer, Darlene K. Hyde, will be announcing a series of sweeping recommendations addressing current concerns with the province's housing market, the real estate transaction process and...

The international conference "The Arctic: Developments from the Perspective of the Humanities" took place February 15-16 as part of the main events of the Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The conference was organized and managed by the...

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement: "Watching people bravely standing up to harassment and hate during the ongoing occupations has been inspiring. The planned and impromptu organizing happening in...

What: The Ford government has announced plans to bring in private for-profit hospitals in Ontario. They are handing more than 18,000 long-term care beds to for-profit companies in 30-year contracts and despite many repeated announcements, they have...