Local Journalism Initiative

By Talar Stockton | Yukon News 2023 saw one worker death in the territory, according to the Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board.   The board also reported one worker death in 2022. The 2023…

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee Union leaders say B.C.’s health-care workers have seen some minor improvements but there’s a long way to go before they feel respected, valued and safe.…

By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch A construction company working on a Coquitlam development site was slapped with a $167,890 fine from WorkSafeBC, after its tower crane hit adjacent high-voltage lines…

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press A Winnipeg teacher who has spent the last 25 years in union support and management roles across the country will be in charge of…

By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said the province “strongly objects” to the inclusion of two nurses in a lawsuit from the family of a man who…

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba teachers are heading into a new school year with the promise of back pay and a first-of-its-kind contract, which will raise salaries by…

By Richard Wright | The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake migrant worker Denver Cunningham likes the farm he works on, has a genuine level of respect for his employer and while here in Canada for…

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press The University of Manitoba is suing its former law school dean to recover hundreds of thousands of public dollars he spent upgrading his resumé…

By Tom Taylor | NWT News/North The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) is on the hunt for new employees.  NTPC, based in Hay River, provides power to the approximate 43,000…