Federal public sector unions angry over work-from-office orderNewsDuration 2:00Unions representing federal workers are promising 'a summer of discontent.' They are angry over a new government directive requiring federal employees to return to the office at least three days a week.
We should be able to travel for work and pleasure and not have to have this kind of treatment," she told CBC News. WestJet chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized for the incidents in February, saying he hoped to improve travel accessibility. In one case, the federal government's chief accessibility officer, Stephanie Cadieux, flew from Toronto to Vancouver in October on an Air Canada flight only to discover that her wheelchair had been left behind. WATCH: Man forced to drag himself off Air Canada flight vows to keep fighting Man forced to drag himself off Air Canada flight vows to keep fighting for people with disabilities Duration 1:40 Air Canada has apologized to a B.C. The second panel featured representatives from airlines and airports, and included the National Airlines Council of Canada, the Canadian Airports Council, the Northern Air Transport Association, Air Canada, WestJet, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Labour Congress, UNIFOR and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.
AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing Vaxzevria, its vaccine to protect against COVID-19, from global markets. More than three billion doses of the vaccine have been supplied since it first was administered in the United Kingdom in January 2021. WATCH | AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine pulled:Vaccine complications explained Duration 0:41 Dr. Samir Gupta on science working as it should with AstraZeneca's COVID vaccineDr. Samir Gupta, a respirologist at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, said what's important is that the creation of the AstraZeneca vaccine, testing, roll out, discovery of complications and stopping of vaccine distribution played out as it should for a new pandemic virus. According to media reports, AstraZeneca previously admitted in court documents that the vaccine can cause rare side-effects such as blood clots and low blood platelet counts. The Serum Institute of India (SII), which produced AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield, stopped manufacturing and supply of the doses since December 2021, an SII spokesperson said.
Canadians routinely wait hours on the phone and in person when dealing with Passport Canada, leaving many travellers infuriated by the quality of the agency's customer service. Government data from 2022-23 reveals Passport Canada only met that 20-day processing target 52 per cent of the time. But unlike other government programs, the passport service has no service standard for answering the phone or attending to customers in person. While they've promised the option in the past, the government doesn't yet allow Canadians to apply for a passport online. "Service Canada remains committed to service excellence and improving the experience for clients applying for passports," the department said.
Far from an old boys’ club, women in agriculture are coming together to talk about the future of farmingNewsDuration 1:22Farmers, researchers and producers in Newfoundland and Labrador are sharing ideas, championing wins and trying to overcome the obstacles that accompany being a woman in the agricultural industry. The CBC’s Jeremy Eaton drops by Day 1 of the three-day event to hear what’s on the mind of some longtime farmers.
Updated screening rules for sperm and egg donors came into force on Wednesday that expand donations to sperm banks from more gay and bisexual men. Before the amendment, sperm donors were asked if they were man who had sex with men, while egg donors were asked if they had sex with men who have sex with men. WATCH | IVF access in Canada:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Donor questionsDr. Prati Sharma, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at Create Fertility Centre in Toronto, said in general, Canada does not have a very large pool of sperm donors.
Putin sworn in as Russia's president for 5th termNewsDuration 2:11Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fifth term as Russia's president at the Kremlin's Grand Palace in an opulent, formal affair after an election that many saw as a simple formality.
0202-biz-wire-osfiPeter Routledge pushed back on criticism that his Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is using new regulation to dictate the culture and values at Canadian banks and telling boards and executives how to manage the integrity and security of their financial institutions. These include foreign interference, third-party and cyber risk, and the security of physical and information assets. These non-financial risks also exist in the integrity of leaders and adherence to the laws in jurisdictions where the banks operate. Solvency and liquidity risks remain a key area of focus for OSFI but, taking a step back, it’s easy to see how non-financial risks also fall under the purview of a prudential regulator, Routledge said. Story continues“Experience teaches us that inadequate assessment of non-financial risks is usually the root cause of financial instability at an institution… And that financial risks often emerge as the final signals of that process,” he said.
WATCH | Hockey goes underwater in YellowknifeNewsDuration 2:08Although ice hockey season is coming to a close in Yellowknife. People are still playing hockey, just at the bottom of the pool. The CBC’s Luke Carroll had a chance to strap on some fins and join a game of underwater hockey.
Coastal protection plan rally held in HalifaxNewsDuration 2:30A rally was held on Wednesday outside Province House to protest the lack of a coastal protection plan for Nova Scotia. Three months ago, the Houston government announced a new mapping system instead of a new climate action plan. Paul Palmeter has the story.
Wheeler wanted to go into medicine and was enrolled in a pre-med program at the University of Manitoba. For many Indigenous people, Wheeler was the first Indigenous voice they ever heard on a broadcast medium. It was during her 10 year stint working on Our Native Land that Wheeler first became known as the ‘First Lady of Native Broadcasting in Canada’. For generations of Indigenous people in Canada, the phrase “My Name is Bernelda Wheeler, and this is Our Native Land” was instantly recognizable. When Wheeler passed away in 2005, Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism Eric Robinson, remarked that Wheeler was “a pioneer in media and literary circles” and that “Bernelda will always be remembered for her sensitive storytelling of the lives of aboriginal people.”Awards & Accolades
A Quebec woman's car was stolen — but a stranger got it backNewsDuration 2:03A Quebec restaurant owner thought her car was gone forever after it was stolen in Montreal, but a viral Facebook post helped her get it back even though police said it was hopeless.
So we are left to speculate.To make an accusation of having Marner's security people harass media that do not ask Marner soft ball questions is nothing I have ever heard of in hockey. One is wrong here, and neither look good in all of this.Also I wish people would read the article. It has nothing to do with Marner hiring security for himself for safety reasons, he has every right to. it's got all to do with Marner trying to control the media through his Security staff. Either way, it is not a good look for one of the 2.
