Local Journalism Initiative

An electrician with Qulliq Energy Corp. died Friday in a workplace incident in Naujaat, Nunavut, the company has confirmed. A crew from the utility was in the hamlet performing generator…

Educators crying in their cars, trying to convince themselves they can get through another day. Bite marks, bruises, and the daily fear of violence from the elementary students they teach.…

The Town of Peace River in Alberta and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 898 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement to help support the Town’s workforce. The…

Council for the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc approved a change in provider for their Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) during the June 3 council meeting. Council motioned to receive a…

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…