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$365,750 fine, foreign worker ban overturned against N.B. lobster processor
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New SHRM research shows leadership and culture remain central as AI adoption grows

by Todd Humber

Economic uncertainty and rising expectations are pressuring workplaces to invest in leadership development and employee experience, even as artificial intelligence integration accelerates, according to two new research reports from SHRM. The organization released its 2026 State of the …

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GameStop ties CEO Ryan Cohen’s pay to $100-billion market cap target

Judge convicts Canada Post shop steward of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C.

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Telus offering hundreds more buyouts amid shift to self-serve options

by The Canadian Press

By Sammy Hudes Telus Corp. is offering buyouts to hundreds more employees as part of the company’s push for more self-serve solutions that began last year. The United Steelworkers …

Groves Memorial Community Hospital gets 3% wage increases, RPN adjustment in interest arbitration
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues

Worker reinstated after profane outburst during Israel-Gaza debate at paper mill

Sysco Ottawa required to let drivers bid on daily routes by seniority, arbitrator rules

Arbitrator dismisses nurses’ grievances over denied summer vacation requests at Norfolk General Hospital

Workers in Peterborough, Ont., push back against province’s back-to-office mandate

Air Transat pilots ratify five-year collective agreement

Nova Scotia labour board dismisses union objection over incomplete decertification form

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$365,750 fine, foreign worker ban overturned against N.B. lobster processor

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Employer breached duty to bargain by withholding pension data, BC board rules

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Worker reinstated after profane outburst during Israel-Gaza debate at paper mill

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Retaining employees as they age is possible with more flexibility

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Why you’re wise on Tuesday and foolish on Sunday: Practising wisdom in uncertain times

Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away

A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector

Mental Health

BC forest workers gain access to confidential mental health counselling program

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P.E.I. launches mental health counselling service for municipal leaders

Mental health at work no longer optional: What the 2025 Peel Halton Employer Survey reveals

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Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

Building trades unions back national plan to harmonize safety certification standards

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B.C. construction firm owner fined in ‘landmark case’ for safety violations

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Nova Scotia expands workers’ compensation coverage, speeds up claims process

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Recruitment & Retention

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She didn’t turn on her camera. Then she didn’t get the job. Was it discrimination?

Windsor Assembly Plant surpasses 1,000 hires for third shift production expansion

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Artificial Intelligence

Employer support drives AI adoption as 40 per cent of workers remain disengaged

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Corporate boards shift focus to strategy execution, CEO succession planning for 2026

Alberta towns see AI data centres as ‘second coming of oil’ — but some worry at what cost

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Global HR News

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Diversity

Ottawa opens $16.5 million in funding for workplace equity and harassment prevention

Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help

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South Asian population in Canada nearly quadrupled over 25 years, now largest racialized group

Industry News

Wholesale foodservice company cuts hiring costs by $1.8 million with AI recruitment tool

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Horizon Bank names Pam Zarazee director of human resources

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Top Employers

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Remote & Hybrid Work

As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order ‘ridiculous’

PM says back-to-office plan for bureaucrats coming soon as MPs call for flexibility

What five years of evidence on hybrid working tells us about the future of employment

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