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Le 17 octobre 2024, les plans d’arrangement Imperial Tobacco, Rothmans Benson & Hedges et JTI MacDonald (« Plans LACC ») ont été dévoilés, marquant une résolution historique après plus de cinq ans de médiation intense. Avec un total de 32,5 milliards de dollars, les plans de la LACC comprennent le Plan d’indemnisation des Réclamants Pancanadiens (« RP »), qui alloue 2,52 milliards de dollars aux victimes ...

On September 28, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous complaints on Paris Drive about a female driving erratically in a small grey Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV). The complainants also reported that the girl driving looked to be high on drugs and almost hit them. Police later located the SUV at a known residence on Tokyo Crescent and the female ...

Marten Falls First Nation is declaring a state of emergency due to an operational failure of the First Nation’s aging Wastewater system. There is immediate and high risk to the health of community members who consume any water from the water system in Marten Falls. The wastewater plant malfunctioned on Friday and immediate steps were taken to replace parts that ...

Canada Post is currently reviewing the details of the Minister of Labour’s announcement this morning to ensure we are prepared to fully participate in the process and comply with the Minister’s directive. While that unfolds, we look forward to welcoming our employees back to work and serving Canadians and customers. We will take all appropriate steps to support that process ...

Postes Canada étudie actuellement les détails de l’annonce que le ministre du Travail a faite ce matin. Nous voulons ainsi nous préparer à participer pleinement au processus et à nous conformer aux directives du ministre. Pendant ce temps, nous avons hâte d’accueillir notre personnel au travail et de servir la population et les entreprises canadiennes. Nous prendrons toutes les mesures ...

By judgment rendered on December 3, 2024, the Superior Court of Quebec approved the Dollarama national class action settlement (Superior Court of Quebec, no. 500-06-001243-233). Canadians that are part of the following class may now be entitled to compensation under certain conditions: “All persons who purchased a product subject to an Environmental Handling Fee (“EHF”) from Dollarama in Quebec between ...

Today (Decemer 13), the Union has learned that the Minister of Labour is using his powers under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to direct the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to determine whether Canada Post and CUPW can negotiate collective agreements in the near future. The CIRB will hear from the parties as soon as possible. If the ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario et Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power célèbrent la fin de la construction du projet de transport d’électricité de Watay Power, le projet de branchement au réseau dirigé par des Autochtones le plus important de l’histoire de l’Ontario. Watay Power a construit environ 1 800 kilomètres de nouvelles lignes de transport d’électricité qui permettront de brancher plus de 18 ...

The Ontario government and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power are celebrating the completion of construction for the Watay Power Transmission Project, the largest Indigenous-led grid connection project in Ontario’s history. Watay Power has built approximately 1,800 kilometres of new transmission lines that will connect more than 18,000 people in 16 remote First Nations communities to the provincial grid, ending their reliance on ...

An investigation led by the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from officers of the Nipigon Detachment OPP, Northwest Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and Northwest Region OPP K-9 has resulted in drug trafficking charges against one female. On December 10, 2024, officers from the Nipigon Detachment OPP stopped a motor vehicle on ...

The Ontario Phragmites Action (OPA) program is pleased to announce the Invasive Phragmites Control Fund (IPCF) call for proposals. IPCF was made possible by an investment from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. These funds will support local on-the-ground action on Phragmites and amplify and expand control activities as part of a provincial-scale, coordinated Phragmites program. Municipalities, conservation authorities, Indigenous ...

Today during Question Period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha raised the need for better winter maintenance on Northern Ontario highways.   “Northern Ontario has been getting snow for the last three weeks and since the first snowfall we’ve experienced numerous, extensive closures on Highway 17 and Highway 11.” Said Mantha. “Clearing highways after a snowfall isn’t a matter of convenience for ...

The American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford once responded “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do” when asked about his professional achievements. It’s a fitting analogy to describe how Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park continue to sputter when attempting to run, re-establish or regulate public transportation. For decades, numerous studies were published on how ...

Chief and Council of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) have issued this statement in response to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) decision to proceed with the Site Characterization Process for the proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) in WLON’s traditional territory. For over a decade, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation has been involved in discussions and information sharing through a “Learn ...

Today, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace as the host communities for the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. In July, Ignace resident voted yes to move forward in the process. Earlier this month, the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation voted voted ...