Construction workers at sites across the province are expected back on the job Wednesday after two days of wildcat strikes paralyzed much of the industry in Quebec. On Tuesday night, the province’s two largest construction unions — FTQ-Construction and International (CPQMCI) — called on members to peacefully return to work. At Montreal’s French super-hospital site, [...]

Quebec’s labour minister is pursuing efforts to crack down on corruption in the construction industry with new legislation targeting fraud. Amidst parliamentary hearings on a separate law that would limit union powers over job placement, Lise Thériault introduced Bill 35, legislation that targets fraud in the construction industry. Thériault said Bill 35, along with Bill [...]

The reeling Montreal Canadiens have fired assistant coach Perry Pearn. The move was announced prior to Wednesday night’s home game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Montreal sits last in the Eastern Conference with a dismal 1-5-2 record. Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin remains with the club. “I want to thank Perry Pearn for his contribution to [...]

Vancouver mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton is turning up the pressure on Mayor Gregor Robertson to force an end to the Occupy Vancouver protest on the lawn of the downtown art gallery. The city councillor says she is introducing a motion to have council give those in the encampment a week to move. She calls the [...]

Cody Legebokoff, 21, is scheduled to appear in court in Prince George, B.C., on Monday. He is facing four charges of first-degree murder. RCMPA man accused of killing four females in B.C. will proceed directly to trial, skipping a preliminary hearing, a Crown spokesman says. Cody Legebokoff, 21, is charged with the first-degree murder of [...]