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British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to provide a minimum wage and other protections for people who work through gig-based apps like Uber, DoorDash, Skip the Dishes and Lyft.
June 12, 2024 - 19:38 | | CBC News - Canada
British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide a minimum-wage and basic protections for ride-hailing and delivery workers using app-based platforms such as Uber, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes.The Ministry of Labour says in a statement the regulations that will take effect on Sept. 3 are a first in Canada.It says the changes are the result of years of engagement with various stakeholders, and they address workers’ top concerns, including low and unpredictable pay, tip protection and lack of workers’ compensation.
June 12, 2024 - 19:29 | | The Globe and Mail
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs issued a statement commending the Province of Manitoba for initiating the process in order to search the Prairie Green Landfill.
June 12, 2024 - 19:29 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
Federal and British Columbia officials have confirmed a less dire start to this year’s Canadian wildfire season when compared with last year, but forecasters are warning of renewed risks as the summer heat approaches.Wildfire experts said during an update for B.C. on Wednesday that a cool and wet spring in parts of the province aided in suppressing fire activity, despite the large blazes near Fort Nelson that forced 4,700 people to evacuate in May.BC Wildfire Service lead forecaster Matt MacDonald said fires across the province have burned about 300,000 hectares so far this year, a “not...
June 12, 2024 - 19:24 | | The Globe and Mail
The Manitoba government has appointed a panel to oversee a school board that has been shaken by controversy and seen board trustees quit.The three-member oversight panel is to ensure that the Mountain View School Division in western Manitoba concentrates its efforts on student learning, with an eye on diversity, inclusion and reconciliation, Education Minister Nello Altomare said Wednesday.“The oversight panel is going to help with agenda items to ensure that they’re focused on, essentially, student learning and well-being. Agenda items need to be focused on that,” Altomare said.
June 12, 2024 - 19:16 | Steve Lambert | The Globe and Mail
Hamilton, Ont., has rebuked Canadian Blood Services and Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols over their plans to set up for-profit blood-plasma collection in the city, a practice that some health advocates say incentivizes donor exploitation by increasing compensation based on frequency.City council voted 15-0 on Wednesday to accept a recommendation from its public-health committee to declare the municipality a “paid-plasma free zone.”Mayor Andrea Horwath had introduced the motion to oppose paid collection of plasma, a straw-coloured fluid found in blood that is used for transfusions...
June 12, 2024 - 19:04 | Chris Hannay | The Globe and Mail
