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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The latest offers by Canada Post are worse than they were before, the union representing postal workers said in a statement Saturday. “Postal workers expected improved offers after being made to wait for 45 days after CUPW presented our offers. Instead, the offers are worse,” the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said in a statement, responding to contract proposals from Canada Post on Friday.Canada Post’s new offers to the striking workers remove a previously offered signing bonus and proposes to reduce both the company’s workforce and the number of post offices that are “off limits” from closure.The union said the company wants workers “to accept what they overwhelmingly rejected i...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he sees an opening for Canada to attract global tech talent now that the United States is introducing a $100,000 fee for temporary visas for workers with specialized skills. But the Canadian tech sector typically sees a lot of migration to the U.S. among high-skill employees — and some experts warn the increased visa fee could actually accelerate the exodus south.Here are five things you need to know about the U.S. H-1B visa fee. What is happening in the U. S.? U.S. President Donald Trump announced last month that new H-1B visa applications will be subject to a $100,000 fee going forward. Story continues below advertisement These work visas are good for three years and are used to attract employees wi...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 3, 2025 4:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Senate is no longer allowing senators to be reimbursed for spouses receiving language training. The changes were passed yesterday at a Senate committee meeting on internal economy, budgets and administration.The changes were made after Radio-Canada reported this week that Quebec Sen. Amina Gerba billed taxpayers nearly $22,000 for two English-language training courses in Vancouver for herself and her husband in 2023 and 2024. Get breaking National news For news imp...

It’s been two weeks since a Liberal government official said the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap was barred from entering Canada, and it remains unclear if the group is truly banned — or if the official went “rogue,” as some critics have questioned. Kneecap’s management says it never received official word that its electronic travel authorizations had been denied after Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, announced the apparent ban on social media on Sept. 19.Conservative and NDP MPs are now demanding answers from the government and say they are open to pursuing investigations into Gasparro’s conduct, and whether his announcement was approved by immigration and public safety officials.Gasparro has repeatedly declined to comment further on t...