Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Montreal dockworkers hold 1-day strike to put pressure on employer
Port of Montreal longshore workers held a three-day strike outside the Maisonneuve Termont terminal in Montreal at the end of September. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal walked off the job early Sunday for a one-day strike aimed at putting pressure on their employer amid difficult contract talks. The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the country’s second biggest port served notice Thursday for a complete work stoppage from 7 a.m. Sunday until Monday morning. The move comes on top of an ongoing strike onRead more
Trudeau says he thinks about how angry messages affect his family
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gestures during a news conference in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a podcast that he thinks about the angry messages some Canadians send his way and what impacts they — and his job overall — will have on his children. Trudeau appeared on an episode of Inside the Village that was released Friday. On top of discussing his children, the prime minister also spoke about what comes next for him and his embattled Liberal Party andRead more
Election denial in Michigan – and the fight to contain it
Sheryl Guy was going to retire from her position as clerk of Antrim County but decided to run again because she is worried about the rise of election denialism. ‘Donald Trump and his people used Antrim County as an example that the election had been stolen,’ she said. ‘I can’t let that happen in my county.’ (Nick Purdon/CBC) A 63-year-old grandmother from northern Michigan might not be what you picture when you think of a great defender of democracy — but the Antrim County clerk says she’s determined to protectRead more
Trump allies make crude, false and racist Harris remarks at New York City rally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in New York City on Sunday. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) Donald Trump took the stage Sunday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden to deliver his campaign’s closing argument with the election nine days away after several of his allies used crude and racist insults toward Vice-President Kamala Harris and other critics of the former president. The Republican nominee began by asking the same questions he’s asked at the start of every recent rally: “Are you better off now thanRead more