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Employment Law January 18th, 2025

Starbucks Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Lost your job at Starbucks? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

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Car Accidents January 17th, 2025

Irrefutably impaired: 62-year-old charged after crash in Ottawa Valley

By Sivan Tumarkin

Ontario Provincial Police said the driver's blood alcohol concentration was three times higher than the legal limit.

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Employment Law January 17th, 2025

OGVG: Trump’s 25% tariff could affect 29,000 agricultural jobs

By Lior Samfiru

Executive Director Richard Lee said the majority of the job cuts would affect workers in southwestern Ontario.

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Employment Law January 17th, 2025

Hudson’s Bay cuts 41 jobs, grappling with ‘challenging headwinds’

By Lior Samfiru

A spokesperson for the department store chain refused to comment on the roles and locations affected by the reduction.

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Employment Law January 17th, 2025

Hudson’s Bay Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Lost your job at Hudson's Bay? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

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Employment Law January 17th, 2025

Fluent Home Severance Pay: Your Rights Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off at Fluent Home? Discover your rights in Canada, how severance pay is calculated, and steps to take after job loss.

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Car Accidents January 17th, 2025

1 dead, 4 hurt after multi-vehicle Hwy. 401 collision in Cobourg

By Sivan Tumarkin

Ontario Provincial Police are asking anyone with information on the incident, including dashcam footage, to contact them.

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Employment Law January 16th, 2025

BP to slash 5% of staff in 2025, part of $2B cost-cutting plan

By Lior Samfiru

CEO Murray Auchincloss said the energy giant is becoming a "simpler, more focused, higher-value company."…

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Employment Law January 16th, 2025

BP Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Lost your job at BP? Learn more about your rights in Canada, how to calculate severance pay, and next steps after termination.

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