Canadian Labour News:-

• Call to end bogus self-employment in construction
  Source: BWI
• Renfrew citizens and health care workers oppose the loss of clinical laboratory services at their hospital
  Source: CUPE
• CUPE mourns Michael Starker
  Source: CUPE
• PEI school buses grounded
  Source: CUPE
• Bitter Juice at Sun-Rype?
  Source: The Tyee
• Postal union responds to threat of closures, privatization and deregulation
  Source: CUPE
• Liberal closure move outrageous, hypocritical: CUPE
  Source: CUPE
• Picking Winners-The Distorting Effects of Federal Corporate Tax Cuts
  Source: CCPA
• Tims eats humble pie to avert PR catastrophe (Time for A Union?)
  Source: Globe and Mail
• BCE posts steady quarterly results; But wireless numbers lag rivals
  Source: Brantford Expositor
• General Motors to pay up to $200M to help end American Axle strike
  Source: AP
• Tories eye election reform
  Source: Edmonton Journal
• Colleagues show support for striking health unit workers
  Source: The Sun Times
• Health regions hopeful, but preparing for strike
  Source: Leader-Post
• First generic AIDS drugs finally headed from Canada to Africa
  Source: NUPGE
• N.B. and B.C. failed to protect health records of citizens
  Source: NUPGE
• Bus Safety Comes First
  Source: CUPE
• Postal union responds to threat of closures, privatization and deregulation
  Source: CUPE
• Employment: More People Moving from Good Jobs to Bad Jobs
  Source: CLC/CTC
• BEVEL UP: DRUGS, USERS AND OUTREACH NURSING
  Source: BCNU
• All Job Growth in Lowest-Paid Industry
  Source: PEF
• Corporate Tax Cuts Do Little to Help Struggling Regions, Industries, Study Says
  Source: CAW/TCA
• Street nurse is frontline of health care
  Source: ONA
• Single mom of 4 fired by doughnut giant for giving regular customer's baby a 16 cents Timbit
  Source: Sun media
• Insufficient care levels, violence and increasing need in Ontario nursing homes
  Source: OPSEU

Nova Scotia News (CBC News):-

• Proposed N.S. law gives patients choice ahead of illness
  Patients will have a greater say in their care after they become incapacitated under proposed legislation introduced by Nova Scotia's Tory government.
• Trucking companies face dilemma as costs rise
  The owner of a trucking company in the Annapolis Valley says the industry is facing a double whammy of skyrocketing fuel costs and less freight to move.
• Nash scores late to save Team Canada at worlds
  Rick Nash scored on a late power play to allow Team Canada to escape what should have been an easy one with a 2-1 victory over Norway at the world hockey championships in Halifax.
• Nova Scotia cabinet ministers lose government cars after crash
  Cabinet ministers in Nova Scotia will no longer be allowed government-leased vehicles.
• Negotiate, don't litigate, Dingwall advises CBRM
  Litigation isn't the answer in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's funding battle with the province, former federal cabinet minister David Dingwall says.
• College suspends Glace Bay doctor's licence
  A family doctor in Glace Bay has been temporarily stripped of his licence to practice.
• Newspaper cartoon a hate crime, Islamic group claims
  Police in Halifax are investigating a complaint about a political cartoon that some members of a local Islamic group claim is a hate crime.
• Couche-Tard and Irving Oil expand partnership to Atlantic Canada
  Irving Oil Ltd. is handing over operating powers for 128 of its Atlantic Canada convenience stores to convenience retail company Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
• Hunt for Karissa's killer still active, police say
  Police are still looking for answers in the homicide of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found near Bridgewater three months ago.
• Bear cubs get second chance after backyard run-in
  Two bear cubs who had been raiding compost bins in a Halifax suburb have been released into the wild, but their mother has been put down.
• Strait school board member barred from meetings
  The vice-chair of the Strait Regional School Board has been barred from committee meetings after clashing with the board chair and superintendent at a tense meeting Wednesday night.
• Ministers' kids driving taxpayer-funded cars? No way, premier says
  Premier Rodney MacDonald says no child of a cabinet minister should be driving their parent's government-leased vehicle.
• Sidney Crosby flying under radar in playoffs
  Evgeni Malkin's splendid playoff run might continue to be a blessing in disguise for Sidney Crosby as the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference final, beginning Friday (CBC, 7:30 p.m. ET).

Government of Nova Scotia News - Environment and Labour:-

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• Two New Departments Effective April 1
  Two new departments will be in place on Tuesday, April 1, to address current and future challenges with labour and the environment.
• Improving Workplace Safety
  Nova Scotians will be safer at work with three regulations taking effect Tuesday, April 1.
• Drinking Water Set to Canadian Standards
  New guidelines take effect Tuesday, April 1, that will ensure Nova Scotia's drinking water meets the highest standards.
• Individuals Recognized for Excellence in Fire Safety
  Students and staff at Enfield District Elementary School and members of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Service Association were recognized today, March 26, for excellence and commitment to fire safety.
• Public Input Invited for Water Strategy
  Nova Scotians will have an opportunity to give input on the way Nova Scotia's water resources are managed at 14 public workshops throughout the province.
• Minister Accepts Minimum Wage Review Committee Recommendations
  By Oct. 1, 2010, Nova Scotians earning minimum wage will make $9.65 per hour.
• Gypsum plant project needs more information
  An expansion request for a Hants County gypsum mine needs further study before it will be considered for approval.
• Community Working Together on New Trail
  Nature lovers will have an opportunity to contribute to a new community-managed hiking trail in the Gully Lake Wilderness Area of Colchester County.
• Nova Scotia First Province to Offer Septic Course
  Nova Scotia continues to be a leader in protecting the environment, becoming the first province in Canada to offer a mandatory training course for septic professionals.
• Department Fulfilling Regulatory Role for Tar Ponds, Coke Ovens Cleanup
  A three-member board has started its work to monitor and report on how the Department of Environment and Labour is performing as the primary regulator of the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens Clean-up Project.