Local Journalism Initiative

By Remko van Rhijn | River Valley Sun Trucking companies across New Brunswick and the Maritimes welcome Ottawa’s recent crackdown on the so-called Driver Inc. model, but warn that without sustained, …

By Thomas Kent | Woolwich Observer New legislation requiring employers to post salary information on job advertisements is intended to make hiring fairer and more transparent for workers, but Uni… To …

By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A BC Supreme Court judge convicted a former Canada Post shop steward in Prince George of one of two sexual assault charges on Tuesday, …

By Yumna Iftikhar | The Independent As Newfoundland and Labrador continues to rely on newcomer and migrant workers in various sectors, human rights advocates are sounding the alarm on growing rep… …

By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first qua… To continue reading, …

By Marcus Bankuti | The Eastern Door A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful&n… To …

By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Home Depot worker fired two years ago for stealing DeWalt and Milwaukee brand power tools and listing them at a discount on Facebook Marketplace was …

By Galen Simmons | The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation of …

By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Provincial Court judge in Prince George  reserved a sentencing decision Aug. 14 in the case of a fired Home Depot  employee who pleaded …