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Canada sees ‘glimmer of hope’ in reducing poverty, but provinces vary in success: reportThe report calls for a reform of the Employment Insurance program and improvements to social assistance, but notes there has been some positive improvement in tackling poverty.CanadaJun 1
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Conservatives propose employment insurance reforms for parental leaveConservative employment critic Garnett Genuis and three other Tory MPs ay parents should be able to earn money from childcare services without losing benefits.PoliticsMay 7
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After N.B. law, all 10 provinces now have job protection for long-term sick leaveWith New Brunswick's new unpaid sick leave law, all 10 provinces in Canada now have some sort of job protection for people who need extended time off for serious illnesses.CanadaJun 30
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Half of Calgary Chamber members would consider leaving if Alberta separates: pollA new poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce says nearly half of its members would leave Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada.EconomyJun 24
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N.B. man says he had to postpone heart surgery because he can’t afford recoveryDavid Elman says he's living a difficult reality: he's too sick to work but wasn't considered sick enough to receive additional financial support ahead of open-heart surgery.HealthJun 8
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Quebec tightens licence transfers for some Ontario truck drivers after crashesOntario Class 1 drivers with less than two years of heavy-truck driving experience must now pass a practical road test before obtaining a Quebec licence.CanadaJul 9
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Federal employees now working four days a week seeing less office spaceThe Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May.CanadaJul 6
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China has outlawed companies from AI-based layoffs. Should Canada follow?A Chinese court sided with a senior technology worker who was fired after he refused a reduced salary and job transfer when his company sought to automate his role with AI.TechMay 8
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Jobs hang in the balance as Ekati diamond mine in N.W.T. closing earlyCanada's diamond mines were never going to operate forever, but the industry's decline has been accelerated by the growing popularity of lab-grown diamonds and U.S. tariffs.EconomyJul 15
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FedEx employees say they reported voyeurism concerns to management, were told to ‘relax’Delta police said it is suspected a recording device was hidden in a staff washroom at the Tilbury FedEx depot and employees alleged that those images were uploaded online.CrimeJul 14
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B.C. nurses say job action will expand to more locations across provinceIn a release, the union said that starting this weekend, picket lines will be up at major health-care facilities across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.HealthJul 9
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7 ways the spring economic update will affect your walletThe spring economic update includes a number of new measures intended to lower costs for Canadians that will also affect personal finances, mortgage rules and banking.ConsumerApr 28
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Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia cutting rates for 1st time in 40 yearsWCB Nova Scotia says the injury rate in the province is at a record low and is continuing to decline, enabling the organization to cut its rates by 15 per cent.CanadaJun 10
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Suspected recording device found in staff washroom at Delta business: policeAt this stage, investigators believe the incident was isolated to this workplace and there is no information to suggest a broader risk to the public, police said in a release.CrimeJul 13
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U.S. parents sue daycare after video appears to show toddler thrown by workerThe child's family members allege that he sustained a severe traumatic brain injury and hearing loss as a result of the incident which occurred last fall.TrendingJul 8
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Port Alberni’s workforce pivots from forestry to green constructionKnown as the forestry capital of Vancouver Island, many of the residents worked in the industry at sawmills and in pulp and paper production.EconomyJun 12
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It has been 5 years since B.C.’s deadly heat dome when more than 600 died'It was the largest weather disaster in Canada's history,' New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone said. Thirty-three people in New Westminster died during the heat dome.WeatherJun 25
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Bank of Canada security workers on strike after negotiations failedSecurity officers at the Bank of Canada began a job action today after talks failed to secure a new collective agreement between the central bank and the union.CanadaJun 23
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Former Fredericton police officer charged with perjury, breach of trustThe charges are a result of an independent investigation into his files by police in Miramichi, N.B.CanadaJun 23
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After Pope slams AI, can employees request religious AI exemptions at work?The Pope's sweeping manifesto calls for the robust regulation of artificial intelligence, warning in his 42,300-word encyclical letter that 'technology is not simply a tool.'CanadaJun 2