Public Service Alliance Of Canada Strike New Update

Public Service Alliance Of Canada Strike New Update: Today, PSAC representing more than 120,000 federal public personnel has voted in the favour of strike. However, the union did not reveal how many of its 123,856 members voted “yes.” He claimed that a “overwhelming majority” voted in favour of a strike mandate. As per official PSAC press release, there may be a nationwide strike by more than…

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Immigration bureaucrats rushed to reassign files stuck with idle officer DM10032, emails show

In the hours after CBC News published a story about an immigration officer notorious among applicants as an idle worker who left files largely untouched for years, senior staff at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) rushed to reassign all of the officer’s files to other employees and marked them as “urgent,” internal emails show. IRCC officers are represented as codes under its…

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Father of Ontario family banned indefinitely from Canada decade-old charges

A man with a fiancee and toddler in Ontario says he was indefinitely barred from Canada last month for set of charges placed on him more than a decade ago.

After crossing the border without issue dozens of times in recent years, a man from the U.S. with a fiancee and toddler in Ontario says he was indefinitely barred from Canada last month after a border agent took issue with a set of charges placed on him more than a decade ago. Ohio resident Jimmy Bailey is a father to six children, five of whom live in Aurora, Ont. with his fiancee, Emily. While…

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Canada Unemployment Rate Steady at 5%

In March, employment in Canada increased by 35,000 (+0.2%) while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%.

In March, employment in Canada increased by 35,000 (+0.2%) while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%. Transportation and warehousing had an increase in employment of 41,000 (+4.2%), business, construction, and other support services saw an increase of 31,000 (+4.4%), and finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing saw an increase of 19,000 (+1.3%). Employment fell in…

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Most of 1 million Hydro-Québec customers expected to remain without power for days after ice storm

The latest:  Schools are cancelled in much of the Montreal area. As of 12 p.m. ET Thursday, 1 million Hydro-Québec customers were without power. Hydro-Québec says most households will have power back within 24 hours.  CBC will have live coverage here and you can follow updates on CBC Radio One. Thursday’s forecast calls for rain and a high of 11 C in Montreal. If the power or data on your device…

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Ontario Having Freezing Rain and Thunderstorms

Residents in Ontario didn't need an alarm clock this morning as 50 mm of rain falls on the province on Wednesday.

Residents in Ontario didn’t need an alarm clock this morning as 50 mm of rain falls on the province on Wednesday. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall watch for the majority of the province, while the southern section is under a special weather statement and a severe thunderstorm watch. Almost 50 mm of rain is expected to fall from locations around Toronto, including Barrie and Collingwood,…

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Impact of Bank of Canada Recent Rate Hikes On New Immigrants

The aggressive interest-rate hikes by the Bank of Canada have severely impacted immigrants. But, baby boomers who own their houses entirely are unlikely to feel the strain. While it pauses its rate hike cycle, the Bank of Canada recognizes the unequal impact of its rate changes and is evaluating how different groups of the population are faring. Younger generations and new immigrants are more…

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I found both stress and joy in being laid off

This First Person article is written by Amanda Schrack, a writer living in Coquitlam, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I’ve added too much lavender bubble bath to the tub. I don’t usually do this. In fact, I usually add too little. But it can be difficult to know exactly what kind of mess you’re in until the bubbles start to form.  At least, that’s…

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AFN honours singer Jully Black for her change to Canada's anthem

Entertainment·Video Canadian R&B singer Jully Black was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on Monday night for making a tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Social Sharing Black swapped word at NBA All-Star Game to sing ‘O Canada! Our home on native land’ The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 04, 2023 9:05 AM EDT |…

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Months after launching, discount airline Canada Jetlines temporarily pulls out of Calgary market

After announcing an optimistic launch last September, with its inaugural flight landing in Calgary, Canada’s newest discount airline has temporarily pulled out of the Calgary market and will focus on leasing its aircraft to another carrier. Canada Jetlines began operations on Sept. 22 and was scheduled to service twice weekly flights from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport to Calgary…

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B.C. vertical farming company says it could produce up to 6 million bags of salad greens a year

A newly launched vertical farming enterprise in Pitt Meadows, B.C., is hoping to ease food security in the province, as it offers locally grown, environmentally sustainable produce. The operation, called UP Vertical Farms, is growing baby leafy greens vertically — on shelves stacked atop one another, on a piece of land a fraction of the size needed for traditional farming. According to a news…

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Trump set to appear in New York court for historic arraignment

Former U.S. president Donald Trump, who faces multiple investigations, will surrender to face criminal charges in a historic arraignment in New York City on Tuesday. The mid-afternoon booking and arraignment are likely to be relatively brief, as Trump is fingerprinted, learns the charges against him and pleads, as expected, not guilty. Judge Juan Merchan has ruled that TV cameras won’t be allowed…

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What the decline of mountain snow cover means for Canada

Snow covered mountains are the quintessential picture postcard of the Canadian Rockies but our mountains are seeing shorter snow seasons as our climate changes. So what will our mountain snow look like in the future and what will that mean for those relying on that water?

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Insider says Manulife Bank didn't protect customers' highly private information for years

A Manulife insider says, for nearly a decade, the corporation didn’t properly protect thousands of Canadian bank customers’ private information — such as credit card and account details, dates of birth and social insurance numbers. And customers had no idea.

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Good Friday and Easter Sunday: List of everything open and closed in Ontario

April 7 - Good Friday is a statutory holiday in Ontario. Here is a list of everything that will be open and closed this long weekend

Easter weekend is approaching, so you’ll want to bunny-hop down your to-do list and complete all of your errands ahead of time. Good Friday is a statutory holiday in Ontario, so if you delay your food and spirits shopping to the last minute, you may find shuttered stores and an empty dinner table for any guests you may be hosting. Whether you celebrate Easter or not, the holiday falls on…

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March Mammal Madness pits animals against each other in theoretical combat — for science

The Current10:59Critters face off in March Mammal Madness In the real world, a wolverine would probably never meet an emperor penguin in the wild. But in the March Mammal Madness tournament, not only do these magnificent creatures engage in combat, they do so on a beach in Oregon — a habitat neither animal is familiar with. “People were really, really excited,” said the contest’s creator Katie…

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Virginia hospital patient Irvo Otieno, who was pinned by officers, staff, died of asphyxia, autopsy shows

Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants, died of “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” a medical examiner’s office said Monday. Arkuie Williams, the administrative deputy in the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, confirmed the cause of death…

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