News Releases

19 January 2023

Célébrez votre héritage à l’occasion de la Journée de l’alphabétisation familiale le 27 janvier

TORONTO (ON) –/HEBDO-PRESSE/–Le 27 janvier 2023, la Journée de l’alphabétisation familiale sera de nouveau célébrée […]
19 January 2023

Celebrate your heritage with Family Literacy Day on January 27

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– On January 27, 2023, families, libraries and literacy groups across […]
12 January 2023

Prescribing for Common Ailments in Ontario: Pharmasave Pharmacists Answer Frequently Asked Questions

MARKHAM, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– As of January 1, 2023, pharmacists in Ontario are able […]
10 January 2023

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Expands to Canada with First Location Set to Open in Greater Toronto Area

Alex Macedo former Global Brand President for Tim Hortons and Ricardo Azevedo former […]
10 January 2023

A statement from Crystal Krauter-Maki, educational assistant and CUPE Local 4148 president, regarding the ransomware hack of Huron Superior Catholic District School Board

CORRECTION…by Canadian Union of Public Employees SAULT STE. MARIE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Please replace […]
9 January 2023

Sault Ste Marie city workers vote to strike for a wage increase to address high cost of living, give city managers tools to retain and recruit staff

SAULT STE MARIE, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The workers who dug Sault Ste Marie out […]
9 January 2023

RoadMap Project offers practical pathway to economic reconciliation for First Nations and Canada

OTTAWA, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) has launched a […]
21 December 2022

Lafarge Canada Signs 5-Year In-Kind Donation Commitment to Improve Biodiversity in British Columbia

VANCOUVER, BC -- Lafarge Canada announced today a 5-year in-kind donation commitment, with a market value of $100,000, with the Nicomekl Enhancement Society (NES) in Langley, British Columbia.
20 December 2022

Is propane the missing link in energy transition?

As Canadians work hard to navigate the energy transition, achievements within their own homes can go a long way to help address climate change.
20 December 2022

Giving is the spirit of the season say Hamilton St. Joe’s hospital workers following $14,000 donation to community groups

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– For the fourth consecutive year, 2200 front-line hospital staff at […]
19 December 2022

CUPE Local 70 Gives Back

LETHBRIDGE, AB –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– CUPE Local 70 delivered $2400 worth of gift cards to […]
13 December 2022

CORRECTING AND REPLACING CUPE’s
City employees shocked by pre-Christmas lay-offs as Mississauga contracts out emergency dispatch services to private firm

CORRECTION…by Canadian Union of Public Employees MISSISSAUGA, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Please replace the release […]
13 December 2022

Merry Christmas: you’re fired
Calgary social services agency fires employee for refusing to work alone with high-risk clients

CALGARY, AB –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Trinity Place Foundation has fired a 33-year-old female employee after […]
7 December 2022

Kyndryl Canada et Dyslexie Canada s’associent afin de se concentrer sur l’offre d’un accès équitable à l’éducation pour les élèves.

Ensemble, les deux organisations s’emploieront à éduquer, à mobiliser et à autonomiser les […]
7 December 2022

Kyndryl Canada and Dyslexia Canada partner to focus on equitable access to education for students

Together the organizations will work to educate, engage and empower students with dyslexia […]
7 December 2022

Three Habitat for Humanity families in the GTA welcomed home at Daniels FirstHome™ Keelesdale just in time for the holidays

The Daniels Corporation, DiamondCorp, Kilmer Group, together with the City of Toronto, help […]
7 December 2022

Carnegie Learning Announces New Canadian Headquarters

Leading EdTech company to occupy Atlantic Place building in downtown St. John’s PITTSBURGH, […]
7 December 2022

121 Food Banks Across Canada Receive $242,250 from the Steelworkers Humanity Fund

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $242,250 to 121 food […]
7 December 2022

“We need higher wages, not higher rents”: Striking teaching and research assistants block graduate residence construction

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Today, striking teaching and research assistants at McMaster University blocked […]
5 December 2022

Education workers vote to ratify first freely-negotiated collective agreement in a decade

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Ontario’s lowest-paid education workers have voted to ratify their next […]