News Releases

24 November 2022

Groupe Paradoxe Celebrates 25 Years of Service to the Cause of Social Integration in the Greater Montréal Area With a Fundraising Event at Théâtre Paradoxe

MONTRÉAL, QC –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Groupe Paradoxe, a social economy community organization created to promote […]
21 November 2022

“We’re on strike for good jobs and better pay”: CUPE teaching and researching assistants at McMaster head to the picket lines

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– About 2,800 teaching and research assistants at McMaster University are […]
20 November 2022

Le Comité de négociation du SCFP-CSCSO présentera un accord de principe aux travailleurs et travailleuses de l’éducation de première ligne sur lequel ils et elles voteront d’ici la fin de la semaine.

Le Comité de négociation central des 55 000 travailleurs et travailleuses de l’éducation de première ligne, membres du Conseil des syndicats des conseils scolaires de l'Ontario (CSCSO) du SCFP, a conclu un accord de principe avec le gouvernement provincial et le Conseil des associations de conseillers scolaires (CACS).
20 November 2022

CUPE-OSBCU bargaining committee will bring tentative agreement to frontline education workers for vote by end of the week

The central bargaining committee for 55,000 frontline education workers who are members of CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) has reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government and the Council of Trustees’ Associations (CTA).
18 November 2022

“It’s time to support good jobs and avert a strike”: CUPE teaching and researching assistants in final days of bargaining with McMaster

HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– About 2,800 teaching and research assistants at McMaster University are […]
16 November 2022

Education workers serve five days’ strike notice as government refuses to fund vital services for students

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– After getting an imposed contract that would have further harmed […]
15 November 2022

Buddha Brands Donates $80,000 to Second Harvest Canada To Help Fight Hunger and Reduce Food Waste

SECOND HARVEST MONTREAL, QC –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Buddha Brands™, known for Thirsty Buddha® coconut water […]
15 November 2022

Canadians Unwilling to Give up Dining out, Vacation, and Streaming TV Service Despite Budget Pressures From Inflation

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– A new Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC) survey of […]
15 November 2022

Seventy-two Per Cent of Canadian Small Businesses Say the 2022 Holiday Season Is More Important to Overall Financial Health Compared to 2021, Reveals New Intuit QuickBooks Report

There is a potential $10 billion opportunity for Canadian small businesses if consumers […]
14 November 2022

With Bill 28 repealed, education workers need a significant wage increase and funding for services that would demonstrate government’s commitment to student success

TORONTO, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– The following is a statement from Laura Walton, educational assistant […]
3 November 2022

Windsor long-term care home cuts PSW pay without warning

WINDSOR, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– A provincial wage enhancement for personal support workers (PSWs) that […]
2 November 2022

CARFAX Canada Asks – Is Your Vehicle Ready for the Cold and Snowy Winter Ahead?

The Farmers’ Almanac is calling for record-breaking winter weather this season LONDON, ON […]
2 November 2022

MONAT Gratitude Surpasses Halfway Point of $1 Million Pledge to Close Achievement Gaps Around the World

Eligible nonprofit organizations can apply for a MONAT Gratitude Grant now through November […]
2 November 2022

Survey of hospital front-lines shows North Bay Regional Health Centre must do much more to retain staff

NORTH BAY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– In their own words North Bay Regional Health Centre […]
1 November 2022

CUPE and Kingston paramedics call for the immediate addition of 180 hospital staff at Kingston’s hospital to deal with COVID wave and flu surge; 1000 more hires in 2023 just to maintain service levels

Kingston Health Sciences Centre must immediately add 180 full-time staff to deal with higher patient volumes from this fall and winter’s COVID-19 wave and pressing flu season or patient care will continue to decline and ambulance offload delays will increase, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and OPSEU/SEFPO paramedics said at media in Kingston today.
31 October 2022

Real Estate Finance Professional and REAfe Advisor, Adam Gant, Announces New Scholarship Opportunity for Autistic Students

VICTORIA, BC –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Victoria-based Real Estate Finance professional and REAfe Advisor, Adam Gant, has […]
30 October 2022

Les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’éducation donnent un préavis de grève de cinq jours

Uni(e)s dans leur lutte pour la réussite des élèves et de bons emplois, les travailleurs et travailleuses de l’éducation les moins bien payé(e)s de l’Ontario ont donné un préavis de cinq jours d’une grève potentielle à la grandeur de la province.
30 October 2022

Education workers give five days’ strike notice

Ontario’s lowest-paid education workers have given five days’ notice of a potential province-wide strike as they remain united in their fight for student success and good jobs.
28 October 2022

Digital Commerce Bank Calgary Fintech Award Inaugural Competition Awards Two Calgary Startups Over $300,000

CALGARY, AB –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Two Calgary-based financial technology companies, Fillip and Miq, were announced […]
26 October 2022

Resounding strike vote shows that high-quality education needs high-quality academic jobs: McMaster TAs and RAs

Teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants-in-lieu (RAs) at McMaster University delivered a historically high strike vote last week, demonstrating that they are united in their conviction that the best post-secondary education is one supported by good jobs for the 2500-plus student-academic workers on campus.