Labor & Employment

Canada's growing food insecurity issue
StatsCan confirmed what most of us already know: Canada is becoming a hungrier place.According to a survey conducted by the federal agency in May, almost one in seven (14.6%) Canadians indicated they lived in a household where there was food insecurity in the past month.
Quebec has become the first Canadian province to make mask-wearing mandatory in all indoor public places for people aged 12 years and older.Premier Francois Legault said the new directive enters into effect Saturday - just in time for the province's annual construction holiday.Businesses will be expected to enforce the new rules and are subject to fines of between $400 and $6,000 if their customers are caught violating the health directive, Legault told reporters Monday in Montreal.He said the government is considering imposing fines on individuals beginning in August.

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Labor & Employment

Canada's growing food insecurity issue

PHUs have 'discretion' when enforcing Ontario's new vape rules: Ministry

Handling pandemic-related stress

Coca-Cola discontinues Odwalla juice brand

Families of 3 deceased workers sue Tyson over COVID-19 outbreak

Ontario brewery employment triples in last decade amid craft beer growth

Co-op, Unifor ratify new 7 year contract after 6 month labour dispute

Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation needs better plan for local industry, AG says

Grocery workers should be properly paid during pandemic, Trudeau says