Firefighters

Saskatchewan has doubled its Volunteer First Responders’ Tax Credit from $3,000 to $6,000, effective Jan. 1, 2026, under amendments introduced to The …

An interest arbitration board has awarded Moose Jaw firefighters wage increases of three per cent in each of 2022 and 2023, settling …

An interest arbitrator in Ontario has ruled that the City of Niagara Falls may contract out its fire dispatch function to the …

An arbitrator has ruled that the City of Niagara Falls may contract out its fire dispatch function to the City of St. …

The deal runs from Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2028 and includes wage increases of up to 12.65% compounded over the …

An interest arbitrator has awarded Chatham-Kent firefighters in Ontario wage increases that break from the municipality’s longstanding practice of matching police and …

An interest arbitration board has awarded Brantford firefighters a three-year collective agreement that includes wage increases ranging from 1.7 per cent to …

An interest arbitrator has awarded Sudbury firefighters the same wage rate as local police officers, citing a two-decade pattern of parity between …

Ontario will provide $32 million to expand specialized mental health services for first responders and public safety personnel across the province. The …

By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Zak Muise died while trying to help. The 25-year-old wildland firefighter from Norfolk County in Ontario was killed in a vehicle …