On Day 58 of the lockout involving workers at the Co-Op refinery, Unifor reiterated to Premier Scott Moe that it is time for him to step in with binding arbitration saying a letter has been sent to him. The Saskatchewan NDP is also saying the time has come for binding arbitration to occur. Leader Ryan […]
In order to better protect Saskatchewan youth from risks associated with vaping, The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act takes effect on Saturday. “I’m excited to have this legislation in place,” Minister of Health Jim Reiter said. “This legislation will protect Saskatchewan youth from the harmful effects of vapour products. If you never smoked, then don’t vape.” […]
A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded Thursday that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is harmful. “We will be moving towards a ban on harmful single-use plastics and we will be doing that in 2021,” said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. […]
80 workers at Mosaic Potash’s Colonsay mine have been told the facility is going to be “idled” for the foreseeable future. This adds to the layoff of 340 workers at the facility this summer as Mosaic continues to deal with weakened demand. The workers were told of what was going on Tuesday with meetings of […]
After a request on Friday by Unifor national president Jerry Dias to sit down with Regina mayor Michael Fougere, the two sat down at City Hall. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was a chance for the two to speak about the lockout at the Co-Op refinery which hit Day 50 on Friday. Fougere […]
Saying the role of the Regina Police Service is to maintain community safety, Police Chief Evan Bray has gone to Facebook to talk about the lockout at the Co-Op Refinery. Bray, who says he felt the need to have this conversation with the public using Facebook, feels this is an issue that has brought up […]
A Regina judge has found Unifor Local 594 in contempt of a court order and is ordering them to pay a one-time fine of $100,000 plus legal costs. The judge found the union in violation of an injunction issued last month thus they were in civil contempt. The union is saying they will continue to […]
A “Buy Canadian” advertising campaign focusing on local food and the national agricultural system will be rolling out in the coming months, the federal government said Tuesday. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada officially began seeking bids for a firm to design and implement the multimillion-dollar campaign earlier this week, according to a document posted on the […]
UPDATE – On Day 46 of the lockout at the Co-Op refinery, Regina police have taken the national president of the union representing almost 700 workers at the facility into custody. Late Monday afternoon, police arrested Jerry Dias and several others. The move came as police tried to have the union respect a court injunction […]
A request by SaskPower to have volunteers get smart meters on their homes has worked so well that they are no longer accepting applications. The call for 2,000 free installations of commercial smart meters was made on Thursday with more than 1,500 applications being received Friday forcing the halt. In a release issued late Friday […]
