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New bill would ban replacement workers in federal workplaces during strikes, lockouts

New bill would ban replacement workers in federal workplaces during strikes, lockouts

OTTAWA — Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new government legislation introduced Thursday in the House of Commons.
B.C. family doctor helps slam door on extending residency by one year

B.C. family doctor helps slam door on extending residency by one year

Over nine in 10 Canadian family doctors rejected their regulator's proposal to extend residency from two years to three years, amid a nationwide doctor shortage.
Date for fall economic statement announced as Liberals face economic headwinds

Date for fall economic statement announced as Liberals face economic headwinds

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government's fall economic statement on Nov.
Delta makes 'momentous' move to add more childcare spaces

Delta makes 'momentous' move to add more childcare spaces

Childcare facilities to be permitted in all zones
High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies

High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, retailers or distributors trying to stop a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columbia government.
Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says

Canadians should plan for higher rates in the long run, BoC’s Rogers says

VANCOUVER — Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers is warning interest rates might not return to the low levels people were used to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Half of Canadians would support gender quotas in Parliament, says poll

Half of Canadians would support gender quotas in Parliament, says poll

Polling also shows fewer than half of women in Canada believe the opportunity to run a major corporation is attainable.
Rob Shaw: Province blankets the housing sector with new legislation

Rob Shaw: Province blankets the housing sector with new legislation

Better late than never with the flock of bills
Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and som
B.C. tables legislation to encourage communities to build homes near transit hubs

B.C. tables legislation to encourage communities to build homes near transit hubs

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government introduced legislation Wednesday it estimates could provide up to 100,000 new homes near designated transit areas over the next decade.
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