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LABOUR: Canadian Postal Workers Ordered Back to Work
Some 46,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) ended a two-work strike Thursday after being ordered back to work by parliament. But they vowed to continue to disrupt mail deliveries by misdirecting government and corporate mail.ENVIRONMENT: Canada Still Dithers on Global Warming Position
Canada is in the awkward position of being the only top industrial nation in the world not to have stated a position on reducing the sources of global warming, prior to the start Monday of the international conference on Climate change in Kyoto.ENVIRONMENT: Canada Still Dithers on Global Warming Position
Canada is in the awkward position of being the only top industrial nation in the world not to have stated a position on reducing the sources of global warming, prior to the start Monday of the international conference on Climate change in Kyoto.LABOUR: Postal Workers Strike in Canada
Canadian postal workers, echoing the concerns of labour unions in the United States, have gone on strike over government demands for more "flexibility" in job arrangements.ENVIRONMENT: Contradictions in Reports on US/Canada Smog Emissions
A recent North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) paper on controlling smog - emitted from motor vehicles, industry and power plants - that crosses the Canadian- U.S. border appears to contradict other government scientific information, environmentalists say.TRADE-ENVIRONMENT: NAFTA Under Fire on Environment Policy
Further moves by the North American Free Agreement (NAFTA) nations to develop a trade framework to protect the environment appear doomed, according to environmentalists.OZONE DEPLETION: Agreement On Longer Phase Out For Methyl Bromide
The agreement reached at a weeklong international conference in Montreal on a longer phase-out period for the production of methyl bromide proved more than a disappointment for environmentalists, concerned at the depletion of the ozone layer above Earth.ENVIRONMENT: Agreement Reached on Longer Phase-out for Methyl Bromide
The agreement reached at a weeklong international conference in Montreal on a longer phase-out period for the production of methyl bromide proved more than a disappointment for environmentalists, concerned at the depletion of the ozone layer above Earth.ASIA-PACIFIC/ENVIRONMENT: APEC Soft On Global Warming
The United States is pressing countries within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) to take on more responsibilities in efforts to curb global warming./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ CANADA: Unemployment Spreads in Canadian Mining Centres
As Canadian mining companies make waves abroad, unemployment is spreading in established mining communities in mineral-rich northern Ontario.CANADA-LABOUR: Sweatshops Test Labour Standards
Sweatshops are showing up in increasing numbers in Canada's urban centres, especially those that boast large immigrant communities.CANADA-ZAIRE: Not All Zaireans May Stay
"Canada will have blood on its hands," the Canadian Council for Refugees says of Ottawa's conclusion that unsuccessful refugee claimants from Zaire can safely return home.TRADE-INFORMATION: Cultural Protections Spell Trade Wars
Canada faces an onslaught of trade challenges by the United States regarding its efforts to protect the Canadian magazine industry against dumping by U.S. competitors.CANADA-LABOUR: Airline Industry Faces Turbulence Under Deregulation
North America is being held up as a model for unregulated private markets and privatisation in the air transportation industry.CANADA-MEXICO: Lack of United Protest in Mexico Puzzles Academics
Just why the dire economic circumstances Mexicans face have not ignited political anger in the form of a solid worker-peasant alliance is a puzzle, according to University of Toronto sociologist Dick Roman.LABOUR: Canada-Chile Trade Pact Won’t Help Workers, Unions Say
Workers in neither country will benefit from the free-trade agreement reached this week between Canada and Chile, according to Canadian labour activists.CANADA-LABOUR: Auto Workers Take on General Motors and Win
Unwilling to accept the prospect of permanent job insecurity, Canadian auto workers stood up to global giant General Motors and won.LABOUR-NAFTA: Canada Faces Challenge Under NAFTA Labour Accord
The labour side agreement of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is actually showing signs of teeth./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ BIOTECHNOLOGY: Indigenous Groups Target ‘Vampire Project’
The patenting of human genetic material for commercial purposes is heating up as a major issue among indigenous groups.SCIENCE: Indigenous Groups Target ‘Vampire Project’
The patenting of human genetic material for commercial purposes is heating up as a major issue among indigenous groups./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ TRADE: WTO Threatens Environmental Treaties, Groups Warn
Three international treaties that rely on trade measures to protect the environment will be in jeopardy when government ministers gather for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting next December, prominent environmental groups warn.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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