Labor & Employment

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because of her disabilities. The 44-year-old mother in Brampton, Ont., said she lives with constant pain and fatigue from multiple chronic conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia, a debilitating nerve disorder characterized by searing spasms through the face.
B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job
A woman who calls herself a "death midwife'' has been banned from using the title after a lengthy legal battle launched by the College of Midwives of British Columbia. The B.C. Appeal Court has overturned a lower court ruling that had granted Pashta MaryMoon the right to use the term when she argued that preventing her from using it violated her charter rights.

Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Health Authority says a pair of security breaches have affected the health information of 211 people. In a news release, the authority says it is in the process of contacting all of the individuals by letter after their information was "inappropriately accessed'' in two separate and unrelated incidents.
The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

A new paper suggests the changing gender makeup of certain medical specialties is correlated with earnings
Defund relativity

'The medical profession is decades behind other sectors in terms of pay equity'
Ontario government reveals back to school plan

Ontario's elementary students and many high schoolers will return to traditional classrooms full time in September, the provincial government announced Thursday. But the province's new back-to-school plan indicates that high school students at two dozen boards—including the Toronto District School Board—will only attend class half the time in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, with a maximum class size of 15.
Alberta premier stands by health minister as doctors' group votes non confidence

Of the nearly 9,000 who voted in the association's survey—two-thirds of the number who were eligible—98% said they did not have confidence in minister Tyler Shandro
Manitoba frontline workers to get $1,500 to recognize work during pandemic

The program is funded 75% by the federal government but each province gets to determine which workers are eligible
Horgan advises drivers with non-B.C. plates to take bus to avoid harassment

British Columbia Premier John Horgan says drivers who have out-of-province licence plates on their vehicles should consider taking public transit or riding a bicycle if they're feeling harassed by people. Horgan also suggests drivers change over to B.C. licence plates to avoid trouble from residents who are concerned about the spread of COVID-19.
CAPT announces executive committee transition

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

B.C. Appeal Court prevents woman from using the term 'death midwife' in her job

Two security breaches affects health information of 211 people in Nova Scotia

The 'feminization' of medicine has widened the gender pay gap

Defund relativity

Ontario government reveals back to school plan

Alberta premier stands by health minister as doctors' group votes non confidence

Manitoba frontline workers to get $1,500 to recognize work during pandemic

Horgan advises drivers with non-B.C. plates to take bus to avoid harassment

CAPT announces executive committee transition