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Publication Date: April 12, 2026 - 19:19
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Fleming, St. Lawrence College union workers 'blindsided' by decision to merge
April 12, 2026
The unions representing faculty and support staff at Fleming College and St. Lawrence College say the decision to merge the two colleges blindsided workers and is the result of the province's failure to properly invest in post-secondary education.
May 4, 2026 - 06:52 | Alessia Passafiume | The Globe and Mail
“If Canada wants to agree that we can have some level of higher tariff on them while they open up their markets to us on things like dairy,” United States trade representative Jamieson Greer told a CBC reporter a few months ago, “then that’s a helpful conversation.”
Key points
America’s unstable economy makes their hand in CUSMA negotiations weaker than it appears
Canada should stop treating access to the American market as worth any concession
Canadian negotiators should be prepared to walk away rather than accept a future of economic subordination to the US
Helpful to whom?...
May 4, 2026 - 06:30 | Peter Jones | Walrus
Corb Lund is almost royalty in Alberta. He’s a country music star who comes from a family with four generations of ranching in the province. And he’s stepping into the political spotlight.
Key points
Alberta country music singer Cord Lund is at the helm of a petition to challenge coal mining in the Crowsnest Pass area
Grassy Mountain coal mine project was once cancelled due to environmental impact concerns
Mining company Northback is revisiting the project with a revised proposal
This winter, Lund filed a Citizen Initiative Petition with Elections Alberta that, with enough...
May 4, 2026 - 06:29 | Christina Frangou | Walrus


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