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B.C. Ferries workers to receive 7.75 per cent mid-contract wage hike
Unionized B.C. Ferries workers are set to receive a one-year wage hike of at least 7.75 per cent, said the ferry company, a move it hopes would better attract and retain workers and help prevent cancellations due to crew shortages. B.C. Ferries ...
Petroleum prices drop across P.E.I. on March 29
Petroleum prices across P.E.I. have dropped in the most recent adjustment by the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission. The cost of regular gasoline decreased by 4.0 cents per litre (cpl), while the premium gasoline decreased by 3.0 ...
NATURAL DISASTERS: Houston asks Nova Scotians to join new volunteer reaction force
Premier Tim Houston is looking for Nova Scotians to step up during natural disasters by signing on with a new emergency volunteer group, the Nova Scotia Guard. He announced the group Thursday, along with a move to make the Emergency Management Office ...
Negotiations stall between Sobeys, Sydney union employees in Cape Breton
Union employees at the Sobeys on Prince Street in Sydney are moving to conciliation as talks between them and the major grocer have stalled. Unifor Local 1971, the union representing 119 workers at the local supermarket, said it bargained with Sobeys ...
Province to contribute $850,000 toward new Centre 200 scoreboard in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. - The Nova Scotia government will contribute $850,000 toward a new scoreboard at Cape Breton’s largest arena. An announcement from Premier Tim Houston’s office on Thursday afternoon said the government will invest in Centre 200's new ...
CSIS alerted Elections Canada of 'foreign interference allegation' in Toronto's Don Valley riding
OTTAWA – Canada’s chief electoral officer says Canadian Security Intelligence Service raised “allegations of foreign interference” in the nomination contest of a Toronto-area riding during the 2019 election, but he ultimately determined “no ...
Driving ban imposed on Reserve Mines man; Cape Breton court report for March 28, 2024
A Reserve Mines man has been banned from driving for three years as part of sentence on assault and driving offences. Sheldon Christopher MacLean, 38, was sentenced on two counts of evading police and single counts of dangerous driving, resisting ...
Liberal MPs accuse premiers of 'screaming hypocrisy' over testimony for carbon-tax relief
OTTAWA — The premiers of New Brunswick and Alberta lambasted the impending federal carbon tax increase in a House of Commons committee and insisted that Canada needs to instead focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the world stage. But ...
Trudeau blames conservative premiers for problems with national child-care program
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed conservative premiers for any shortfalls in his child-care program, accusing the provincial governments of not moving fast enough to build spaces. Trudeau was in Vancouver on Thursday, announcing ...
Legal Aid P.E.I. eligibility broadened to include increased cost of living factor
The Legal Aid program on P.E.I. will be easier to access starting April 1 as aid will be increased to match Market Basket Measure. According to Statistics Canada, “MBM thresholds represent the costs of specified qualities and quantities of food, ...
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