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Terry Pedwell

Reporter with The Canadian Press
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61 Articles
Pedestrian,

Most minorities lose out when applying for civil service jobs: audit

A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs they apply for compared with other Canadians.
News, Politics | January 29th 2021
Canada Revenue Agency,

Lost civil servant productivity due to COVID-19 could cost more than $600 million

The federal government has lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's budget watchdog said in a report released on Friday, July 24, 2020.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | July 25th 2020
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault,

New Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault tries to clear up some confusion

The minister responsible for overhauling Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sectors tried to reassure Canadians on Monday, February 3, 2020, that the federal government is not preparing to license news outlets.
News, Politics | February 4th 2020
U.S. Marine, carries, sand bag, U.S. embassy compound, Baghdad, Iraq,

Iraq lawmakers call for expulsion of foreign troops including Canadians

Canada is closely monitoring developments after Iraq's parliament called for the expulsion of foreign troops from the country, a spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said.
News, Politics | January 6th 2020
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi,

Trudeau gets offer of help from Calgary mayor, former Alberta premier

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is willing to help bridge the current divide between western Canada and the federal government, but called speculation about him being appointed as a representative of — or adviser for — Alberta in federal cabinet "silly."
News, Politics | October 28th 2019
Public Service Pay Centre, Miramichi,

Federal government walks away from bargaining, says union, prompting strike talk

The country's biggest public-sector union says it's preparing for potential post-election strike action after accusing the government of walking away from contract talks affecting more than 70,000 federal employees.
News, Politics | September 8th 2019
Public Service Pay Centre, Miramichi,

Union, federal government under pressure to reach a deal before election

The country's biggest public-sector union says it's prepared to stay at the bargaining table with the federal government to reach a new contract for more than 70,000 of its members as the clock ticks toward a general election campaign.
News, Politics | September 8th 2019
man, walks, texts, smart phone, Toronto,

Major parties rallying around telecom pricing issue as election nears

Consumer advocates say a rare consensus is forming among the major political parties ahead of the federal election that Canadians need protecting from gouging by the country's big telecom companies.
News, Politics | September 2nd 2019
gardener, Prime Minister's residence, 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa,

PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives

Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant — except for staff who continue to use the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family.
News, Politics | July 22nd 2019
actor, explorer Samuel de Champlain,

Mayor says new monument should reflect 'good, bad and ugly' of Canada's past

A city in central Ontario is calling for the return of an iconic monument to explorer Samuel de Champlain that has been a centrepiece in the city's laid-back waterfront landscape for nearly a century.
News, Politics | July 8th 2019
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