The union representing LCBO workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer said in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday evening that more than 9,000 workers will strike as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, after a deal could not be reached during the bargaining process. “LCBO workers are ready to make history,” said Colleen MacLeod, chair of the OPSEU/SEFPO Liquor Board Employees Division. “Tonight, Ford's dry summer begins.”
A union representing ship and dock foremen in Canada's British Columbia has issued 72-hour strike notice against their employer DP World that will begin on Monday, BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said in a statement. BCMEA said late on Friday the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 (ILWU Local 1514) has filed the notice despite the Canada Industrial Relations Board commencing a hearing this week to address complaints between the BCMEA and ILWU Local 514.
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Toronto local Teagan Batista said she used to be asked to tip 12 to 15 per cent, but nowadays restaurants and other businesses are asking for 18 or 20 per cent.With the cost of living increasing, she said she understands the pressure businesses feel to get more tips — but that puts pressure on customers who are also feeling the heat."The restaurant industry is hard and … money is not great for everybody right now. So I get it," she said."But it's also a little bit off-putting when I feel like I
The kidnapper's murder tools were ready. Tarp, knife, candles and statue honoring the patron saint of death. Georgia police rushed to intervene.
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A man was fatally shot at a gas station in Toronto's east end Saturday night. The incident occurred near Warden and Ellesmere, prompting a response from law enforcement following reports of the shooting. In an update on Sunday, police said one or more suspects fired several shots into the victim’s car before fleeing the scene. Officers also identified the man who was killed as 28-year-old Pickering resident Sulakshan Selvasingam. Kayla Mclean reports.
An AARP survey laid out some hard truths about Americans approaching retirement age. One-fifth of adults 50 and older have no retirement savings, and more than half (61%) are worried they won't have...
The fallout continues for celebrity chef Justin Sutherland, who was arrested June 28 in Minnesota for threatening to kill his girlfriend. A nonprofit in St. Paul said Friday that it’s canceling its partnership with Sutherland to develop a new concept for Golden Thyme Coffee and Café, which the nonprofit’s trust bought when the cafe’s owners …
This population of people has grown faster in South Carolina than the rest of the U.S., new Census data shows. Here’s what’s happening.
Thousands of workers for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario or LCBO remain on the picket lines of day two of the strike that shuttered all of the of the province-run liquor stores. Now it follows months of unsuccessful contract negotiations between the union and management, but it also focuses on concerns around Premier Doug Ford’s plans to increase alcohol accessibility across Ontario. Lexy Benedict reports.
VANCOUVER — The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen.
A British Columbia woman caught in Syria during the war against ISIS has been charged with terrorism offenses, the RCMP said on Saturday. Kimberly Polman faces charges of leaving Canada to participate in a terrorist group as well as participation in the activities of a terrorist group. She appeared in court in Vancouver on Saturday morning and was scheduled to return on Aug. 2.
MONTREAL — Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested. City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lévesque says 28-year-old Guillaume St-Louis Bernier was arrested in Kelowna, B.C., by the RCMP on June 30 following a police stop. A Canada-wide arrest warrant had been issued for St-Louis Bernier in March for drug trafficking and possession of stolen property charges. St-Louis Bernier is considered a “close a
Prince William looks set to make a poignant visit to a homelessness centre in the coming months with his three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Get all the details...
