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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...

Large property owners, including the federal government and the City of Ottawa, and the cleaning companies they contract, have refused to pay janitors who, through no fault of their own, are losing much needed work hours. When you live...

Canada's unions have fought for generations for the right to protest. This is a cornerstone of our democratic system. But what we have witnessed on the streets of Canada's capital over the past thirteen days is something different altogether. This is...

Today's announcement by Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton about the government's proposed portable benefit scheme falls far short of what Ontario workers need, and leaves too many questions unanswered, says the...

As we mark the first 100 days of this government tomorrow, Canada's unions welcome progress made on a number of important issues. But with families reeling from rising prices and the pandemic still running through our communities, too many people are...

With our public health systems facing a crisis point, Canada's unions are demanding that increases to federal health transfers must be tied to delivering better health care to Canadian families. "We see dire shortages of health workers across the...

Oceana Canada's latest report, Protecting Right Whales from Ship Strikes, reveals more can be done to reduce the threat of ship strikes for the last remaining North Atlantic right whales and to halt their extinction. The report finds that most...

Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination...

As the omicron variant continues to surge in the province, many industries are feeling the strain of staff shortages ? including child care, a service that is critical to allowing Grande Prairie parents to continue to work. YMCA of Northern Alberta,...

The City of Winnipeg Council voted today to end business licensing of body rub parlours and escort services. Winnipeg is the first major urban municipality in Canada to take this bold step against these types of businesses. Joy Smith, former Member...

Alberta is quickly becoming a finance and innovation hot spot in Canada, making it a destination of choice for global organizations looking to grow their business. The latest global company to grow its presence in Alberta is EY, which will launch its...

This week the Ontario Federation of Labour released a joint statement highlighting six key demands that workers urgently need from the Ford government. On Saturday, January 22 at 1:00 p.m., the Ontario Federation of Labour will join with hundreds of...

This week the Ontario Federation of Labour released a joint statement highlighting six key demands that workers urgently need from the Ford government. On Saturday, January 22 at 1:00 p.m., the Ontario Federation of Labour will join with hundreds of...

There are more than 4,000 patients with COVID-19 in Ontario's hospitals, an all time high for this pandemic. Staffing levels across hospitals, long-term care and home care are catastrophic. Yet there is still no response from the Ford government...

Conventional beauty narratives have often excluded Black women and girls, negatively affecting identity and limiting perceptions of beauty. Premiering on TVO Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 9 pm ET and streaming across Canada afterwards on TVO.org,...

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is pleased to announce business leader, Robert Louie, as the 2022 recipient of the annual Aboriginal Business Lifetime Achievement Award. Louie, a former practicing lawyer, received an Honorary Doctor...

Core One Labs Inc. , , (the "Company" or "Core One") applauds Health Canada for its recent amendment to the Special Access Programme (SAP), which will now allow physicians to request patient access to psychedelic treatments, including...

The Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA) was shocked to receive a December 21st letter from Candu Energy Inc., notifying the union that it was no longer allowed to communicate with its members via the company email system. "This...

SNOMED International released today its refreshed SNOMED CT Case for Investment report. Available on a new interactive platform, the Case for Investment presents evidence that SNOMED CT adds measurable value to a broad range of primary and secondary...

Canada's procurement systems for critical supplies like PPE were unable to cope in the early stages of the global pandemic, and they remain out of step with the realities of our mid-pandemic world, says the Canadian Association of PPE Manufacturers...

Nearly 60 representatives of worldwide Tai Ji Men dizi (disciples) gathered in Washington, D.C., on December 5-7 to protest against the Taiwanese government's indifference to their case, a major case of religious persecution, and against its...

The government of Canada's decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for domestic federally regulated workers in the trucking industry ? including many truck drivers who have been delivering products to Canadians throughout the pandemic ? would put an...

Ontario's Auditor General (AG) completed a Value-for-Money Audit of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), released on December 1 with hard hitting conclusions of political interference and "intense" industry lobbying that led to investor harm. In...

Canada's unions, civil society groups, business and academics wrote to the prime minister today urging the government to use the upcoming Economic and Fiscal Update to take the next step forwards on implementing universal public pharmacare. The...

The so-called "new" long-term care legislation introduced by the Ford government is scheduled for third and final reading in the legislature today and it will be passed by the Conservative majority likely today or tomorrow. The bill, which is really...

(Via Blockchain Wire) NFT platform and curated marketplace ArtGrails (https://www.artgrails.com/), today announced that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's notorious "fixer" and author of the New York Times #1 bestseller "Disloyal: A Memoir", will display...

Greater Toronto Area, December 1, 2021 ? A study of 16 municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) found that there is over $5 billion in cash reserves currently on hand (as of year-end 2019) collected from taxes on new housing. The study...

Canada's unions are making sure Members of Parliament hear from workers, as they get down to work this week. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is launching Action Week, where workers from across Canada will be directly engaging with MPs about their...

Canada's unions are welcoming today's announcement of new legislation making 10 days of paid sick leave available for all workers in federally-regulated workplaces as a positive step forward for public health and worker protection.  "Paid sick leave...

Canada's unions are welcoming today's announcement of new legislation making 10 days of paid sick leave available for all workers in federally-regulated workplaces as a positive step forward for public health and worker protection.  "Paid sick leave...

Canada's unions are disappointed in the federal government's proposed legislation, tabled in parliament Wednesday, saying it will only entrench greater inequities and leave vulnerable and marginalized workers behind. "This bill has been conceived so...

Today, in a 46 to 30 vote, Ford's Conservative government once again blocked a Bill that would have implemented permanent paid sick days for Ontario workers. Bill 8, the Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2021, introduced by NDP MPPs Jill Andrew, Peggy...

Today the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims (the Association) released their fact-finding report on the downing of Flight PS752 that took the lives of 176 innocent civilians and an unborn child. The report's findings, including...

(via Blockchain Wire) -- Multi-chain community-driven launchpad Starter (https://starter.xyz), today announced it will host the Initial Dex Offering (IDO) of ANOMUS, the 100 percent decentralized news protocol providing the public with access to...

On Monday, frontline workers gathered in front of Queen's Park to call on Premier Ford's government to pass Bill 8, which would provide 10 paid sick days and 14 additional days during public health emergencies. With a vote on the bill expected this...

Canada's unions are calling on all parties in our new minority parliament to work together on behalf of workers and their families, starting with action to make life more affordable and help for those being left behind after the cancellation of...

With Parliament set to return ? amidst rising inflation, stretching family budgets and an uneven economic recovery ? Canada's unions are focused on making sure MPs are ready to get to work on policies that put workers and their families at the heart...

With family budgets stretched thin, now is not the time to raise interest rates or cut vital government investments in things like affordable housing, child care and bringing down the cost of medicine, according to Bea Bruske, President of the...

Jesuit Refugee Service Portugal (JRS Portugal) and The Romulus T. Weatherman Foundation (The Foundation) of New York are pleased to announce the rescue of and granting of asylum to Portugal of 220 Afghan nationals. The group includes the remaining...

With working people seeing their wages fall behind inflation, and everyday essentially getting more and more expensive, Canadians are looking for urgent action to help. Canada's unions are looking to parliament's return next week for measures to...

Today, the Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) announced that it has endorsed the States Reform Act. The Act strongly aligns with CFA's vision of ending prohibition in a manner consistent with helping all Americans achieve their full potential and...

Canada's unions welcome today's long-delayed child care agreement between Canada and Alberta and thanked all the advocates who have worked so long to make this deal happen. "With workers and their families facing higher costs for just about...

The WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) provisional agenda for COP9 indicated that talks around tobacco harm reduction products, including e-cigarettes, would be postponed until 2023. The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) is...

Dark clouds have been looming over Canadian businesses for quite some time now. While the pandemic forced a lot of companies to go out of business, the post-pandemic era has surfaced another major problem- serious labour crunch. The industries that...