Canadians are being urged not to apply for a new passport or renew an old one as the major federal workers’ strike — which shows no sign of ending — severely disrupts services across the country. “My best advice to Canadians is not to make that application right now because it just simply won’t be processed,”
The president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said Saturday that the union has not heard a response from the Treasury Board yet on a proposal for a deal that the union’s team submitted Thursday night. That comes as federal media officials for the department accuse the union of “inflexibility” and not responding
Despite home prices lowering across much of the country, Canadians will still need to earn more to be able to buy a home than compared to last year, according to a new report from RateHub. The report shows that homebuyers will need an annual income of $217,000 in Toronto as of March 2023 to afford
How long could Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members be on strike? That question is being asked of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, which has the power to table back-to-work legislation, as federal public servants strike for the second day Thursday.The Liberals, who have a minority government, have sidestepped those questions, and opposition parties
Peel police are confirming an investigation after a shipping container containing roughly $20 million in gold and other high-value items vanished from Toronto Pearson International Airport in what RCMP are referring to as a “gold heist.” Peel Regional Police Insp. Stephen Duivesteyn said an aircraft landed at the airport on the evening of April 17.Duivesteyn said
Once upon a time, Chrystia Freeland attempted to relate to Canadians’ cost-of-living concerns with a personal anecdote – and it didn’t produce a fairy-tale ending. “I personally, as a mother and wife, look carefully at my credit card bill once a month, and last Sunday I said to the kids, ‘You’re older now. You don’t
In what the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is billing as “one of the largest strikes in Canada’s history,” more than 155,000 federal workers have walked off the job with many now on the picket lines. The strike kicked off Wednesday 12.01 a.m. Eastern, with nearly a third of the country’s public servants halting
Over 155,000 public service workers are going on strike, the Public Service Agency of Canada (PSAC) announced Tuesday night, after the union failed to reach an agreement with the federal government. Canada’s largest public service union had set a deadline of 9 p.m. Eastern Tuesday for the two sides to make a deal. With the
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The annual rate of inflation cooled to 4.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, even as Canadians homeowners faced ballooning payments on their mortgages. That marks the lowest level for annual inflation since August 2021 and a sharp slowdown from the 5.2 per cent seen
Growing up, Daniel McAlpine, 25, said he always followed his big brother Kenneth around as he went on his next adventure. Now he is embarking on one of his own. On Monday, Daniel started a cross-Canada bike ride from his hometown of Collingwood, Ont., to Rossland, B.C., in honour of his big brother’s legacy in