News 1. Electric vehicles “This May, the federal government will start issuing a rebate up to $5,000 to people buying a new electric car. The program will cost Transport Canada $300 million, or roughly enough to provide 60,000 people with full $5,000 rebates on new EV (electric vehicle) purchases,” reports Erica Butler. Butler goes on […]
The Chronicle Herald strike is over: Morning File, Friday, August 11, 2017
News 1. The Chronicle Herald strike is over Unionized newsroom employees at the Chronicle Herald have voted to accept a new contract with management. Anticipating being locked out of their jobs, 61 Halifax Typographical Union (HTU) members went on a defensive strike on January 22, 2016. Over the intervening 19 months, eight of those found […]