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  TORONTO -- The University Avenue laboratory of Public Health Ontario, which provides testing for a variety of diseases including COVID-19, has an outbreak of its own, the agency confirmed to CTV News. More than a dozen people were infected in the downtown Toronto laboratory in the MaRS Centre, only about 100 meters from Queens Park, as experts raised questions about potential breaches of protocol that may have made that possible. “As of this morning, 19 Public Health Ontario laboratory employees have tested positive for COVID-19, and all are currently recovering at home,” said the ...

  MONTREAL -- A Montreal mail processing plant is the site of a COVID-19 outbreak, Canada Post and union officials have confirmed. The Leo Blanchette mail processing plant, located on McArthur St. in St-Laurent, has seen over 30 employees test positive for the virus over the past two weeks, according to a Canada Post spokesperson. They noted that the facility employs 3,000 people.  “In each case, the Direction Regionale de Sante Publique (DRSP) de Montreal was informed, and we continue to work closely with them,” they said in a statement. The spokesperson said Canada post is “pro...

An employee at Canada Post’s South Central mail processing plant has died of COVID-19, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said Sunday. “Last night, we learned that one of our members in Toronto has died of COVID-19. I know I speak for all CUPW members when I share my deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies […]

What’s BC Going to Do to Bring Fairness for Gig Workers? Laws leave workers with few rights and at risk of exploitation, but NDP has been slow to bring change. Alex Nguyen is a Vancouver-based journalist with interests related to affordability, equity and health. Her work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Ricochet Media and the Ubyssey. Find her on Twitter @alexnguyen2311. SHARES The BC government has long promised protections for gig economy workers, and says it’s now finally ready to begin the work. We track the conversation so far. Photo by Darryl Dyck, t...

Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2021 13:57 Delivery workers whose jobs are controlled by apps are working with a major Canadian union to try to press for better working conditions. The couriers organizing the Gig Workers United campaign say the status quo is “simply unsafe and unliveable” and they want employers and legislators to make fundamental changes.  “Our demands are reasonable but our vision is big,” said courier Arash Manouchehrian. “We need liveable wages, and transparency on wages and scheduling. We need health and safety protections, we need bathroom access, warm-u...