News Releases

27 April 2021

Oshawa, Peterborough and Lindsay patients at even more risk under PC’s 8-year funding plan, like operating area hospitals today with more than 1000 fewer staff and $330 million less dollars

OSHAWA/PETERBOROUGH, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Although COVID-19 has shown how little capacity our hospitals have […]
23 April 2021

Budget 2021 Targets Economic Recovery with Investments in Strategic Industries like Aerospace

Canada has renewed its historic commitment to aerospace with over $2 billion in […]
23 April 2021

Le budget de 2021 cible la reprise économique par des investissements dans des industries stratégiques, comme celle de l’aérospatiale

Le Canada a renouvelé son engagement historique à l’égard de l’aérospatiale, en réservant […]
22 April 2021

Welland city workers ratify new four-year contract

WELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Welland city workers, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian […]
20 April 2021

Frontline community mental health and addictions workers stand up for improved services: workers to strike 12:01 a.m. April 23

TORONTO, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members at CUPE Local […]
20 April 2021

Welland city workers reach tentative agreement

WELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 1115 of […]
16 April 2021

Frontline children’s aid workers in Windsor call for vaccine prioritization

Windsor, ON —/COMMUNITYWIRE/— Children’s aid society workers in Windsor, whose work requires daily […]
15 April 2021

Google and Facebook are a new threat—and Canada needs new weapons to fight back

BY JOHN HINDS In public policy terms, it’s called “generals fighting the last […]
15 April 2021

Google et Facebook constituent une nouvelle menace, et le Canada a besoin de nouvelles armes pour leur tenir tête

PAR JOHN HINDS En matière de politique publique, on pourrait décrire ça comme […]
12 April 2021

Simple and Sustainable Solutions at Lafarge Canada

Working with the City of Edmonton to reduce greenhouse gas emissions shows that […]
12 April 2021

Bleak day as first wave of terminations crashes over Laurentian University and Northern Ontario

SUDBURY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– As Laurentian University announced a first wave of massive terminations […]
12 April 2021

CUPE Local 543 expresses solidarity with the Asian community and condemns the racist comments of Councillor Chris Vander Doelen

ESSEX-WINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Anti-Asian racism must be condemned whenever it rears its ugly […]
8 April 2021

Palette Skills annonce avoir noué un partenariat avec des organisations de premier plan pour combler le déficit de compétences au Canada

Ce consortium de partenaires viendra appuyer la reprise économique du Canada en créant […]
8 April 2021

Palette Skills Announces Partnership With Leading Organizations to Address Canada’s Skills Gap

This consortium of partners will help drive Canada’s economic recovery by creating programs […]
8 April 2021

With Increased Global Demands for Climate Data, New Research Shows Corporate Canada Must Step up Its Game

A new report from the Institute for Sustainable Finance finds only 2/3rds of […]
6 April 2021

Welland Municipal workers request “no-board” after negotiations with City stall, strike or lockout could begin at the end of the month

WELLAND, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE […]
29 March 2021

CUPE education workers conclude bargaining with Durham DSB

WHITBY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– All education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public […]
29 March 2021

Google et Facebook font revivre une pratique médiévale au 21e siècle

PAR JAMIE IRVING La pratique des « indulgences » était courante chez les riches et […]
26 March 2021

Google and Facebook revive a medieval practice for the 21st century

BY JAMIE IRVING The practice of “indulgences” was common among the wealthy and […]
26 March 2021

Kenora/Dryden/Fort Frances/Sioux Lookout community urged to back call for human rights inquiry into years of systemic ageism in health policies that contributed to LTC COVID-19 deaths

KENORA, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Advocates asking the Human Rights Commission for a ground-breaking probe […]