A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
Canada’s immigration cuts could hurt labor pool, industry groups say
Immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country's labor pool, some industry groups said yesterday.
As Canada braces for rail stoppage, truckers scramble to meet demand
As Canada braced for a freight rail stoppage that could hit industries ranging from autos to agriculture, the trucking sector said it faced higher demand it could not meet.
Nutrien potash mine closed for investigation after fatal accident
An employee died Sunday at a Nutrien potash mine in Saskatchewan, temporarily shuttering the operation as the company conducts an investigation, the company said Monday.
Ontario police charge seven with trafficking, exploiting migrants
Workers provided for farms and other sites, police say
Toronto | Reuters — Ontario’s York Regional Police have charged seven people with trafficking and exploiting 64 Mexican migrants, saying the accused were part of an international labour trafficking ring operating in the Toronto region. Police in Ontario said on Friday they had obtained information in November that migrant men and women were being exploited
Canadian retailers impose limits on baby formula purchases
Canada not as hard hit by shortage as U.S.
Toronto | Reuters — Many Canadian retailers have imposed limits on the amount of baby formula customers can buy amid a shortage following Abbott Laboratories’ February production suspension in the United States, an industry spokesperson said on Wednesday. Canada has not been as hard hit by the shortage caused by the suspension at the Abbott
Mexico seeks to overhaul Canada migrant farm worker program amid climate disasters
B.C. flooding and heat wave have underscored the vulnerability of these workers
Mexico is pushing for changes to Canada’s migrant farm worker program, a top Mexican official told Reuters, as migrants beset by natural disasters call for better pay, accessible care, labour mobility and employment insurance. Mexico is renegotiating its Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program agreement with Ottawa. The agreement outlines Mexican migrant farm workers’ rights and conditions
Audit finds Canada failing migrant farmworkers on COVID-19, housing inspections
Toronto | Reuters — As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, federal government inspectors frequently deemed the employers of migrant workers compliant with health and safety rules despite a lack of evidence, according to an Auditor General report released Thursday. While Canadian provinces and territories set housing standards, the federal government is responsible for ensuring tens of
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