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July 3, 2025 Nuclear scientists suspend strike after tentative deal with CNL July 2, 2025 DHL workers end three-week strike after ratifying new contract June 30, 2025 Union says 250 CN Tower workers locked out ahead... June 30, 2025 Labour talks stall at CN Tower as Unifor warns of possible strike before... 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June 5, 2025 More than half of companies plan to ‘quiet fire’ employees in 2025 May 30, 2025 Trending in Law Last suspect in $3 million copper wire scheme at Cooke Aquaculture sentenced to probation Amid a renewed return-to-office push, experts outline what your options are Nova Scotia sets cap on severance for non-union civil servants Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts Class action challenges ‘closed’ work permits as unconstitutional Railway ordered to stop hiring retired union workers as non-union contractors Employers facing bad news want invisibility cloaks – but judges don’t believe in magic Diversity Alberta invests $20 million in Indigenous-led employment supports There has been progress in gender equality, but female university professors still face obstacles June 11, 2025 B.C. racist incident helpline connects more than 800 callers to support services in first... June 5, 2025 Danone Canada earns top workplace gender parity recognition June 4, 2025 Manitoba opens grant program for Black-owned businesses June 4, 2025 B.C. pay transparency report shows improvements in gender wage gap June 2, 2025 Total Rewards Canadians will see wages pick up as immigration slows, Conference Board argues Workleap acquires Barley to integrate compensation into performance platform More soldiers, more money. Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost July 6, 2025 B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it’s... 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More like 7 to 7: Report finds remote workers start earlier, end later Workplace Safety| View the Special Section Dedicated to OHS July 7, 2025 WSIB reaches tentative deal with union to end labour disruption July 7, 2025 SafetyCo expands into northern Ontario with new division and acquisition July 3, 2025 Potash company fined $120,000 after worker struck by crane rail in Saskatchewan GM fined $275,000 after CNC machine injury at St. Catharines, Ont., plant July 2, 2025 Quebec construction firm fined $65,000 after Ottawa worksite injury July 2, 2025 B.C. boosts funding for opioid-free pain clinics supporting construction workers June 30, 2025 Construction firm, two supervisors fined total of $625K after worker killed by falling concrete block June 26, 2025 Prince Edward Island adds five cancer types to firefighter coverage June 25, 2025 Artificial Intelligence AI may end some jobs – but it will create others Sun Life launches GenAI note-taking tool to cut admin time for advisors Canada ranks near bottom globally for AI literacy and training The workplace AI revolution is reaching staff who don’t stare at screens all day Walmart rolls out AI tools to 1.5 million store workers across U.S. How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching profession Gen Z leads workplace AI adoption while bosses lag behind, study shows Companies are betting on AI to help lift productivity. 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The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears Class action challenges ‘closed’ work permits as unconstitutional Federal minister plans to hold consultations this summer on immigration intake Alberta panel members say idea to cut aid to some newcomers comes from government Immigration, pension: A look at survey questions put forward by Alberta Next panel Immigration raid at Louisiana racetrack ends with more than 80 arrests Federal government kicks in $500,000 to SEIU to help train internationally educated nurses Weird Workplace| The Lighter (and Stranger) Side of HR January 15, 2025 U.S. recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people October 31, 2024 Ghosts in the office: 10 real-life horror stories from the workplace October 21, 2024 A decade after the U.S. version ended, Australia remakes The Office. 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