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Reddit: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Reddit? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.
Discrimination complaint dismissed by human rights tribunal: Ontario employment lawyer on HR Reporter
Employment lawyer Jeremy Herman discusses human rights complaints and workplace discrimination with the HR Reporter.
Cisco Layoffs: 7% of workforce, thousands of employees cut in AI, cybersecurity shift
Cisco Systems is laying off 7% of its workforce, or roughly 5,900 employees, in its second round of job cuts this year.
2 dead, 5 injured in suspected drunk driving crash near Consort, Alberta
A single-vehicle crash on Township Road 353, near Consort, Alberta, claimed the lives of two teenagers and left five others injured.
Ballard Power: Severance Packages
Laid off or lost your job at Ballard Power? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…
Ballard Power Layoffs: Restructuring aims to cut expenses by over 30%
Ballard Power Systems is implementing significant layoffs as part of a corporate restructuring aimed at reducing expenses by over 30%.
Layoffs in Canada (2024)
A comprehensive list of all the notable layoffs that have happened at Canadian companies in 2024 due to downsizing or restructuring.
One person injured in Etobicoke rollover crash near Islington Avenue
A two-vehicle collision in Etobicoke resulted in a vehicle rollover and left one person injured on Sunday afternoon.
Fiery rollover near Humber River Hospital leaves two seriously injured
Late Thursday night, a serious accident occurred near Humber River Hospital in Toronto, resulting in a vehicle rollover and fire.