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ILO adopts Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention to protect platform workers ILO adoption on June 12, 2026 of the Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention sets binding …

Health-care system compassion can’t mask patient frustration over waits and navigation Compassion from staff isn’t enough: patients report growing frustration with Canada’s health-care system as waits, navigation gaps and staffing …

Health-care system praised for staff compassion but patients voice rising frustration Patients report sympathy from staff but growing frustration with the health-care system’s delays and bureaucracy; advocates push for practical …

Alberta referendum hiring drive: Elections Alberta seeks 60,000 workers for Oct. 19 vote Elections Alberta launches recruitment for 60,000 workers to staff the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum, printing 45 million …

Ebola Outbreak Overwhelms Hospitals and Burial Teams at Epicenter Ebola outbreak in an African epicenter is overwhelming hospitals and burial teams as families, volunteers and aid agencies confront rising deaths …

CPKC Signal Workers Walk Off After Talks Collapse Over Pay and Scheduling Over 300 IBEW signal workers began striking CPKC on May 31, 2026, over wages and scheduling; Calgary-based CPKC …

Union ratifies two Canada Post collective agreements, ending two-year labour dispute Canada Post collective agreements ratified by postal workers end a two-year labour fight; contracts run to Jan. 31, 2029 …

Ebola cases surge in Democratic Republic of Congo as medical workers report critical supply shortages Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have climbed past 500 suspected infections, officials …

Heat stress and climate hazards threaten Canadian workers as wildfire season begins Scientists warn heat stress and eco-anxiety will affect Canadian workers this summer; federal Labour Code changes and workplace …