News Releases

28 March 2025

CUPE members at Region of Waterloo vote in favour of agreement, bringing end to four week strike

REGION OF WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of CUPE Local 1656 who work at […]
27 March 2025

Plug’n Drive’s Mobile EV Education Trailer (MEET) will be in Kelowna BC in April

Hosted by A Plus Automotive MEET Kelowna offers free EV Education and Test […]
20 March 2025

Chlorine gas leak at water treatment plant put thousands of Waterloo Region residents at risk

Karen Redman and Waterloo Regional Council are willing to risk resident health and […]
19 March 2025

Plug’n Drive and RBC Partner to Bring EV Education and Test Drives to Canadians at the Vancouver International Auto Show and Across Canada

VANCOUVER, BC –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Plug’n Drive is thrilled to announce its partnership with RBC […]
19 March 2025

Plug’n Drive et RBC s’associent pour offrir aux Canadiens de l’éducation sur les VE et des essais routiers au Vancouver International Auto Show et à travers le pays.

VANCOUVER, C.-B. –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– Plug’n Drive se réjouit d’annoncer son partenariat avec RBC en […]
18 March 2025

Nearly Half of North Americans Predict AI Will Be Less Biased Than Humans in the Future, New Survey Reveals

Alexi and Talker Research’s new Canada-U.S. survey found that AI capabilities are outpacing […]
18 March 2025

Region of Waterloo managers receive big raises while refusing to negotiate fair wages for striking CUPE members

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– While members of CUPE Local 1656 who work for the […]
17 March 2025

As strike hits week three, Region of Waterloo refuses to negotiate fair deal for CUPE members

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– As they mark the third week of their strike, CUPE […]
17 March 2025

“Ontario’s school boards are in severe crisis”: Survey of 12,000 CUPE education workers finds extreme underfunding and understaffing has caused widespread violence, burnout and lack of supports for students in Ottawa-area schools

OTTAWA, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– A recent survey of Ontario education workers including Educational Assistants, […]
14 March 2025

CORRECTING AND REPLACING: “$28 more per paycheque is simply not enough,” mental health and supportive housing workers in Peel say in resounding strike vote

CORRECTION…by Canadian Union of Public Employees PEEL, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Please replace the release […]
13 March 2025

New math literacy resources from ABC Life Literacy Canada

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– In celebration of International Day of Math on Friday, March […]
13 March 2025

Nouvelles ressources de littératie en mathématiques d’ABC Alpha pour la vie Canada

TORONTO (ONTARIO) –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– Pour célébrer la Journée internationale des mathématiques le vendredi 14 mars, ABC Alpha […]
12 March 2025

Negotiations stall between CUPE 1189 members and City of Owen Sound

OWEN SOUND, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Negotiations between CUPE 1189 members and the City of […]
10 March 2025

Visit Plug’n Drive at the 2025 Calgary International Auto and Truck Show

Take an EV test drive at the EV Ride & Drive in Hall […]
10 March 2025

One week into strike, Region of Waterloo still refuses to honour commitments made to workers

WATERLOO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Marking one week since the start of their strike, CUPE […]
10 March 2025

Do Heat Pumps Actually Work?

MATTE STORY – WORD COUNT: 744 Author: Ari Lord, A Living Here Publication […]
5 March 2025

Prairie Food Link Receives Funding to Continue to Grow Food Industry Network

SASKATOON, SK –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Ag-West Bio Inc., a non-profit helping move research to market […]
4 March 2025

Breast Cancer Canada Responds to Minister of Health’s Decision to Pause Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

A Defining Moment to Improve Breast Cancer Screening TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Breast Cancer […]
4 March 2025

La Bourse I.D.É.A.L. de BioTalent Canada réduit les obstacles à l’emploi et invite les étudiants en quête d’équité à devenir des leaders de l’innovation

OTTAWA, ON –(HEBDO-PRESSE)– Trois étudiant.e.s issu.e.s de groupes en quête d’équité qui entreprennent […]
4 March 2025

BioTalent Canada’s I.D.E.A.L. Scholarship™ Breaks Workforce Barriers, Calls Equity-Deserving Students to Innovation Leadership

OTTAWA, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Equity-deserving students pursuing careers in Canada’s biosciences sector will get […]