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Saskatchewan defends health-care strategy amid SGEU rally
Ontario home-care nurses head to conciliation with VON over wages, safety
Real estate sector leads Canadian labour productivity at $389.70 per hour worked in 2025
Commuting costs, cramped offices drive resistance to return-to-office mandates

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HR leaders undersell their influence by waiting to be asked, Knox says

by Todd Humber

ORLANDO, Fla. — HR professionals routinely undersell their own influence by waiting for an invitation instead of stepping forward, Robyn Knox told a session at the SHRM26 conference on June 17. Knox, founder and CEO …

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Only 19% of HR departments rate project management as highly effective

Starbucks begins hiring thousands of coffeehouse coaches across U.S.

Nova Scotia auditor finds mental health oversight office failing five years in

Titan Tool & Die cuts retiree health benefits during nearly year-long lockout

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Saskatchewan defends health-care strategy amid SGEU rally

by Local Journalism Initiative

By Nicole Goldsworthy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SaskToday.ca The Saskatchewan government is defending its approach to health-care staffing and labour negotiations as members of the Saskatchewan Government and General …

Ontario home-care nurses head to conciliation with VON over wages, safety
P&H Milling Group truck drivers in Hamilton join United Steelworkers

Metro rejects union counteroffer as strike dents quarterly earnings

Titan Tool & Die cuts retiree health benefits during nearly year-long lockout

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Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5 billion bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids

by The Associated Press

How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, inclusive workplace

by The Conversation

Take this simple step as you approach retirement

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Metro blames understaffed HR during COVID-19 for missing human rights tribunal deadlines

by HR Law Canada

Leamington, Ont., temp agency and director fined $150,000 for unpaid wages

by HR News Canada Staff

Tribunal faults Bell Canada for denying single mother’s schedule request

by Todd Humber

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Opinion

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

by The Conversation

The voicemail your boss didn’t mean to leave

The silent creep: After-hours expectations are burning out top talent

World Cup visitors may tip differently — here’s what Canadian hospitality workers should know

Mental Health

Nova Scotia auditor finds mental health oversight office failing five years in

by Todd Humber

Mental fatigue, burnout cost 46 working days per employee each year: Manulife

Outed by HR: B.C. worker’s mental disorder claim revived after sexual orientation leaked to manager

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Workplace Safety| In Partnership with Safety News Canada

The voicemail your boss didn’t mean to leave

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Brinks armoured car workers win federal ruling on crew safety after work refusal, says union

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Recruitment & Retention

Are algorithms unfairly screening out immigrant job applications?

by HR News Canada

Trade Winds campaign challenges Alberta construction firms to hire skilled Indigenous tradespeople

Job vacancies rise for first time since 2022, says Statistics Canada

Four in 10 Canadian professionals plan job search: Robert Half

Artificial Intelligence

Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5 billion bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids

by The Associated Press

Most new hires fail, but AI-backed interviews can flip the odds: SHRM speaker

Canadian firms scaling AI faster than they can govern it, IBM finds

Executives and HR pros pick life skills over AI in hiring

Immigration

CAOT launching national online hub for internationally trained occupational therapists

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US‑born workers didn’t see any economic gains

More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures

Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

Diversity

The Muslim wage gap in Canada’s largest metro area costs workers an estimated $1.2 billion a year

Trade Winds campaign challenges Alberta construction firms to hire skilled Indigenous tradespeople

Canada’s gender wage gap is even bigger for white-collar freelancers

Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89

Industry News

Adecco records 1.2 million AI candidate interactions across 10 countries

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Dialogue launches medical second opinion program

by HR News Canada Staff

Brandon Hall adds six HR progression models

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Employment Hero names Chris Pinkerton as Canadian managing director

by HR News Canada Staff

Husky Technologies names Karen Stone as chief human resources officer

by HR News Canada Staff

Aegon names Jennifer Palmieri chief human resources officer

by HR News Canada Staff

Top Employers

RONA named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Retail and Hospitality

Blazesoft earns Great Place To Work recognition for third straight year

Great Place To Work launches Best Workplaces for Frontline Workers in U.S.

Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2026 show sustainability is no longer symbolic

Remote & Hybrid Work

Ontario’s WSIB must restore flex work before office return, arbitrator rules

Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be the problem, study finds

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gives Canada an opportunity to attract digital nomads

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