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1 week ago |
kamloopsbcnow.com | Corvin Vaski
The overtime ban for mail carriers across the country will continue to remain in effect following a weekend meeting between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). According to the union, the two parties met Sunday morning just outside of Ottawa and CUPW provided its response to the corporation’s latest offers.
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1 week ago |
kamloopsbcnow.com | Corvin Vaski
Residents in and around 100 Mile House were without an emergency department last night. The ER at 100 Mile District General Hospital closed its doors at 6 pm on Saturday and reopened this morning at 7 am. During the closure, patients needing emergency care were directed to Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake, a one-hour drive north. While the ER was closed, all other inpatient services continued as normal.
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2 weeks ago |
kamloopsbcnow.com | Corvin Vaski
Residents in and around Lillooet will be without an emergency department for 51 hours as of Saturday morning. The latest ER closure at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre began at 7 am this morning and is expected to last until 10 am Monday. Patients needing emergency services during the closure are asked to go to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. While the ER services will be unavailable in Lillooet, all other inpatient services will continue as normal.
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2 weeks ago |
kamloopsbcnow.com | Corvin Vaski
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a country-wide overtime ban for its employees after not reaching a deal with Canada Post before last night's deadline. “As a result, Canada Post will continue operating, but customers may experience delays,” stated the Crown corporation. “It’s unclear how CUPW’s strike action may evolve. At this time, there are no rotating strikes or national work stoppages.
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2 weeks ago |
kamloopsbcnow.com | Corvin Vaski
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has given strike notice to Canada Post for both urban and rural mail-carrying units. The notice indicates that CUPW intends to begin strike action at midnight local time on Friday, May 23, unless a deal is reached. “A labour disruption would affect the millions of Canadians and businesses who rely on the postal service and deepen the company’s already serious financial situation,” stated the Crown corporation.
Journalists covering the same region
Drew Ferreira
Host at CHLG (Vancouver, BC)
Drew Ferreira primarily covers news in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, including areas around Quesnel and Williams Lake.
Jennifer Chrumka
Journalist and Producer at CBUT-TV (Vancouver, BC)
Jennifer Chrumka primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including areas around the Cariboo and Okanagan regions.
Brenna Owen
Reporter and Editor at The Canadian Press
Brenna Owen primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including Vancouver and surrounding areas.
Jenifer Norwell
Journalist at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Jenifer Norwell primarily covers news in British Columbia, Canada, including areas around the Cariboo and Thompson regions.
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