OTTAWA — As some of Canada’s biggest employers welcome the government’s new restrictions on the right to strike, new analysis from the Canadian Labour Congress finds that CEOs at six of Canada’s bigge...

OTTAWA — If passed, Bill C-39 would give the Canadian government broader unilateral power to end a legal strike than exists in any other G7 country, according to a comparative legal analysis commissio...

An Ontario Health Coalition report says operating rooms and diagnostic equipment are being underused in city hospitals like Ottawa.

One thousand people marched through downtown Ottawa on Labour Day, celebrating workers’ rights while reflecting on a softening local job market and uncertainty surrounding Canada’s ongoing trade dispu...

The Heron Road Bridge collapse in 1966 saw nine people die, and 60 injured. On August 10, 1966, workers were pouring concrete on the eastern portion of the 70-metre span across the Rideau River when i...

The announcement out of negotiations in Calgary brings an end to the day-old job action, with both the union’s strike notice and the company’s lockout notice being withdrawn.

Labour board finds the Bank of Canada broke the law for second time over use of replacement workers in ongoing labour dispute.

An injured construction worker was rescued by Ottawa firefighters after he fell from a ladder into a pit at a construction site in the city’s east end on Tuesday.

A labour board decision has ordered the Bank of Canada to end the use of replacement workers, building pressure for an agreement to be made in the coming days

The Queensway-Carleton Hospital is cutting 87 registered nursing positions as part of a plan to trim one per cent of its workforce to address financial pressures at the hospital in Ottawa’s west end.

The family of Richard Hayter of Ottawa, Ontario, announces with deep sorrow his passing on June 12, at the age of 79, surrounded by the love of his family. Born…

For the past six weeks, members in both the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and the Urban Postal Operations bargaining units have been voting whether to accept or reject the tentative collecti...

An employee of a Kanata auto shop has died after a tire ruptured in a mechanical bay over the weekend.

Ottawa police said Wednesday that charges have been issued in three incidents of violence against paramedics assaulted on calls last week.

The Ottawa Hospital announced in early April that it will cut three per cent of its workforce.

The motion from Rideau-Jock Coun. David Brown asked staff to "evaluate the feasibility of working with private mass transportation providers to supplement rural transit service" and better link villag...

On Trans Day of Visibility 2026, Canada’s unions affirm our dedication to defend, celebrate and honour trans and gender diverse people. Unions have long advocated for gender justice and equitable repr...

The Ontario provincial government is planning to allow stores to open on Family Day and Victoria Day, after Premier Doug Ford said he was flooded with messages on stores being closed on Family Day.

A worker who was injured on Parliament Hill Friday morning had to be hoisted by a crane to a waiting ambulance, according to Ottawa paramedics.

The United Way East Ontario is pledging to raise $1 million over the next five years to prevent and end youth homelessness in Ottawa.

One OCSDB trustee is determined to run for Ottawa city council, while another is hoping she can stay on the school board even as provincial threats force her to look at her options.

The Ottawa health-care organization is cutting 38 unionized and 13 non-union jobs, including registered practical nurses and PSWs.

The National Executive Board (NEB) has voted to accept tentative agreements with Canada Post for both postal bargaining units and recommend that members vote YES.

Steven Deans, a supervisor at Best Green Hedges, was acquitted of criminal negligence causing death in November.

EDMONTON – The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 is welcoming 815 new members from OEM Remanufacturing following a historic worksite vote Nov. 27 and 28 in Edmonton, which saw worke...

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Steven Deans had been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the 2023 worksite accident that killed 20-year-old Nicholas Chenier.

OTTAWA—Canada’s unions welcome today’s pre-budget measures that recognize the essential role of workers in building a stronger, fairer economy. These investments show that when government listens to w...