Local Journalism Initiative

School is out for the summer but the province has a lot of homework to get done in the next few months. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) ratified a …

Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., began what some are calling “mass layoffs” this week, which could see as many as 30 per cent of the university’s frontline staff lose their …

The City of Wetaskiwin has implemented a series of security measures following an alleged violent threat at the city hall. In a public notice, Sue Howard, city manager wrote that …

People gathered in person and online Wednesday to raise awareness and support over concern that injured workers over 65 aren’t getting the benefits to adequately support them.  The Ontario Network of …

By Lauren Phillips, The Coast Stop me when you disagree: Workplace violence is not appropriate. Disproportionate workplace violence is not appropriate. Those being disproportionately harmed should be included in a discussion about ways to address …

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s chief administrative officer recruitment committee has selected the firm it will use to move forward with hiring the town’s next head staffer.   In its third meeting since being …

The dates are set for this year’s Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit, but residents will not get the four-day weekend organizers were hoping for. The festival, which typically features live …

Early last fall a United Nations Special Rapporteur concluded that Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) was a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery” as a result of the policies …

Ineos Styrolution, the plastics plant mired in controversy since high levels of benzene pollution were reported there earlier this year, is now set to close by 2026. The company bills …