News Releases

23 August 2023

Peterborough requires 107 extra hospital beds and 493 additional staff to meet demand over next four years, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks […]
22 August 2023

Six in Ten Single Canadians Felt a Negative Impact on Their Mental Health Due to Their Relationship Status, New Data Finds

A survey of Canadians by online mental health practice Shift Collab reveals Canadians […]
17 August 2023

Paying southern Alberta DynaLIFE drivers fairly would help fix staffing shortages

CALGARY, AB –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Short staffing of drivers for DynaLIFE in southern Alberta is […]
16 August 2023

The City of Calgary Enhances City Living with Smart Technology from Axis Communications

The largest city in Alberta, Canada leverages intelligent security technology to upgrade its […]
11 August 2023

Waterloo Region hospitals require 167 extra beds and  1,030 additional staff to meet demand over next four years, says new report on province’s hospital crisis 

A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks […]
11 August 2023

London hospitals require 343 more beds and 3,094 additional staff to meet demand over next four years, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

A new analysis warns of a deeper crisis if the Ford government sticks […]
10 August 2023

“We will not be threatened or blamed for how we’re treated”: CUPE Municipal Workers continue to strike despite the operator of a piece of heavy equipment ramming the picket line

COCHRANE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Following an incident where an operator of a piece of […]
10 August 2023

Patient care will worsen in Niagara hospitals unless Ford government reverses course on staffing and capacity issues, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

Niagara hospitals must increase staffing and capacity by 22 per cent each to […]
10 August 2023

Patient care will worsen in Hamilton hospitals unless Ford government reverses course on staffing and capacity issues, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

Hamilton hospitals must increase staffing and capacity by 22 per cent each to […]
9 August 2023

Union representing City of Chestermere workers to hold community meet & greets

CHESTERMERE, AB –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 37, which […]
9 August 2023

Patient care will worsen in Durham Region hospitals unless Ford government reverses course on staffing and capacity issues, says new report on province’s hospital crisis

Durham Region hospitals must increase staffing and capacity by 22 per cent each […]
9 August 2023

“We averted a strike”: Sudbury city workers reach tentative agreement, averting job action

SUDBURY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– In the early morning after hours of marathon bargaining, members […]
9 August 2023

On Day 20 of library strike, it’s time for women to be lifted out of poverty

BRADFORD, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– As of today, library workers in the Town of Bradford […]
8 August 2023

“We’re still on strike for better pay”: CUPE Municipal Workers in Cochrane continue to send a message for better wages 

COCHRANE, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Municipal workers in the town of Cochrane, Ontario, are still on […]
8 August 2023

News publishers and broadcasters call for Competition Bureau investigation into news blocking

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– – News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and […]
8 August 2023

Les éditeurs de presse et les radiodiffuseurs demandent au Bureau de la concurrence d’enquêter sur le blocage des nouvelles

TORONTO, ON –/HEBDO-PRESSE/– Médias d’Info Canada, l’Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs (ACR) et CBC/Radio-Canada […]
4 August 2023

“We’re ready to go on strike if we need to”: City of Hamilton municipal workers approach a strike deadline of August 21 

HAMILTON, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Following an impasse in negotiations primarily over wages, the Minister of Labour […]
2 August 2023

Child protection workers and support staff ratify new deal, ending three-week long strike

BROCKVILLE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– When frontline child protection workers and support staff walked out […]
1 August 2023

Tentative deal reached as community pressure builds on Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville

BROCKVILLE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Approaching their third week on strike, child protection workers and […]
31 July 2023

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and BlackNorth Initiative to Offer New Post-Secondary Bursary for Black Students

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan”) (TSX:REI.UN) and BlackNorth Initiative […]