Etiket: services
CLSC | Minister Carmant wants to expand mental health services
To tackle mental health waiting lists, the Minister responsible for Social Services, Lionel Carmant, plans to expand access to psychologists in CLSCs and implement walk-in services. Published at 6:46 a.m.…
Spending on extermination services explodes in Montreal schools
Teachers deplore the widespread presence of mice, rats and cockroaches in several Montreal schools, at a time when the province’s two largest school service centers have seen their spending on…
Five migrants found dead off the Canary Islands, rescue services announce
The canoe was spotted on Wednesday when it was about 800 km south of Tenerife, one of the islands of the Spanish archipelago. Published on 06/20/2024 11:57 Reading time: 1…
Due to lack of funds, OFFTA of Montreal is forced to cut its services
The last OFFTA in Montreal, which closed on June 2, kept up appearances. This year, this avant-garde performing arts festival put on 13 shows and received 10,000 visitors with 61%…
Ending the erosion of our social services must be a national priority
In the coming days, I will bow out as president of the Order of Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists of Quebec, at the end of a mandate of…
Canada Border Services Agency employees agree with Ottawa, no strike at the border
Canada’s customs officers no longer plan to strike this week after their union reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the…
Democracy in health and social services, a great force under threat
The reform of the health and social services network was a highlight of the parliamentary session which ends this week. More than a year after the tabling of the bill…
Border services | Strike measures are suspended
The Canadian Border Employees Union announced Friday evening that the initiation of pressure tactics was suspended and that mediation with the employer would continue until Wednesday. Updated yesterday at 10:12…
Border services: strike measures suspended
The Canadian Border Employees Union announced Friday afternoon that the initiation of pressure tactics is suspended and that mediation with the employer will continue until Wednesday. The more than 9,000…
Danish Prime Minister ‘hit’ by man in Copenhagen, announces her services
“The man was arrested,” said the head of government’s services in a press release on Friday evening. Published on 06/07/2024 22:27 Update on 06/07/2024 22:49 Reading time: 1 min The…
Danish Prime Minister ‘hit’ by man in Copenhagen, announces her services
“The man was arrested,” said the head of government’s services in a press release on Friday evening. Published on 06/07/2024 22:27 Update on 06/07/2024 22:49 Reading time: 1 min The…
United States | Growth in the services sector in May
(Washington) Activity in the services sector in the United States returned to growth in May, growing even more than expected, after contracting in April for the first time since April…
Border services | Pressure tactics could be initiated on Friday
(Ottawa) The union that represents thousands of Canadian border workers said it would begin pressure tactics Friday afternoon if no agreement was reached by then. Published yesterday at 10:14 p.m.…
CRTC orders online streaming services to contribute Canadian content
(Ottawa) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) estimates that it will collect $200 million a year from foreign streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify, which it promises to…
Fady Dagher relaunches the idea of charging the organizers of major events for police services
A few days before the Formula 1 Grand Prix, the director of the Montreal Police Service (SPVM), Fady Dagher, returned to the charge with the idea of billing the promoters…
Border Services Agency could begin strike Thursday
(Ottawa) As the summer travel season gets underway, Canadians and visitors could find themselves lining up at the border. Published at 11:33 a.m. Updated at 11:58 a.m. Anja Karadeglija The…
Border Services Agency could begin strike Thursday
(Ottawa) As the summer travel season gets underway, Canadians and visitors could find themselves lining up at the border. Published at 11:33 a.m. Updated at 11:58 a.m. Anja Karadeglija The…
A new way to call emergency services via satellite
Crack. A problem, a serious fracture, occurs hundreds of kilometers from civilization. There is no cell coverage, no WiFi. It’s time to take out the satellite phone or emergency beacon…
We must support sex workers and not exclude them from services because of the way they earn their living
June 2 is International Sex Workers Day. In 1975, around a hundred sex workers occupied the Saint-Nizier church in Lyon, France, to express their anger at the criminalization and exploitation…
Daycare services, we don’t want parking lots for our children
To you, the mother who goes back to work. To you, the mother who, out of obligation or choice, places your child in someone else’s arms every morning. Who asks…