By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2023 7:49 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of Canada’s largest labour disruptions has entered a sixth day as the union representing thousands of striking public-service workers looks to hamper access to ports. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says more than 100,000
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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 23, 2023 3:31 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s biggest federal public service union is preparing to ramp up its ongoing strike by moving picket lines to strategic locations such as ports on Monday. Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Chris Aylward says
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