News Releases

3 February 2023

Ouverture de la période de demandes de candidatures pour l’Initiative de journalisme local, édition 2023-2024 auprès de Médias d’Info Canada

TORONTO, ON –/HEBDO-PRESSE/–  Médias d’Info Canada invite les organisations médiatiques à soumettre leurs demandes […]
2 February 2023

“We’re ready to strike because we deserve better wages now”: Markham Public Library workers approach a February 10 strike date

MARKHAM, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Markham Public Library workers, members of CUPE Local 905, are […]
23 January 2023

“We do the same work – why aren’t we being paid the same”: Food service workers at Nipissing and Canadore College overwhelmingly vote in favour of a strike

NORTH BAY, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– Minimum wage food service workers at North Bay’s Nipissing […]
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 […]
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

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]