Four new schools will be built in Manitoba under a new jobs agreement the province has signed with Manitoba Building Trades. One of the K to 8 schools will go up in southwest Brandon. Premier Wab Kinew says the agreement aims to support local labour, and set standards for working conditions and pay.
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Mediation on the issue of wages has ended between Air Canada and its flight attendants and is now going to arbitration. It’s the only unresolved matter left after the two sides reached a tentative 4-year deal in August. Meantime, there’s no disruption to flights.
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Businesses that use flyers to get their word out are not happy Canada Post workers have stopped delivering them. The move by the union is the latest in its on-going labour dispute with the corporation. Canada Post is urging members to return to the bargaining table with ‘workable solutions’. Canada Post reported a $407-million loss in the second quarter of this year.
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The Liberals will table the federal budget on November 4th. It’ll be the party’s first under Prime Minister Mark Carney. He’s already said the budget will outline both cost-cutting measures and investment as Ottawa looks to protect Canada’s economy against U-S trade disruption.
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Food Banks Canada reports food insecurity continues to climb. They say one in four Canadians is worried about running out of food and going full days without eating. The group recommends governments double down on strengthening the social safety net, so it doesn’t fall to charities to keep people from going hungry.
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Where has the work lunch gone? A new poll has found 61% of Canadians skip their work lunch break altogether – and of those who do take lunch, 2 in 5 eat at their desk. People who skip lunch think they’re being more
productive, but experts say that leads to lower energy levels and sets you up to be less productive.
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You’re bound to find something unique at the United Way’s ‘Big Garage Sale’ in Brandon this weekend, but hopefully nothing as unnerving as the item found at a Victoria Beach rummage sale this week. The military was called in to deal with a suspected explosive device. They say it was a 50-year-old practice ‘smoke’ bomb used in training, and there was no danger to the public.
