Echoes of Canada’s Freedom Convoy Reports from Germany indicate that residents and volunteers are organizing themselves to provide meals to protesting Farmers, Truckers and others in Berlin and elsewhere. During Canada’s Freedom Convoy in February 2022, then-MPP Rick Nicholls pointed
Read MoreSeptember 2025 new completion date Windsor, Ontario • The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team has announced a 10-month delay in the structure’s opening, with a new completion and opening timeline. Construction completion is planned for September 2025; the first vehicles
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Eva Vlaardingerbroek shares photos of and news coverage of the German Farmer's protest. Image: Twitter
Activist and citizen journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek reports that additional groups of workers are joining the German farmers in their protests against government fossil fuel policies: “On top of the farmers’ protests, the train drivers have now gone on strike for
Read MoreUber says it doesn’t “materially change the law” On January 9th, the Biden administration enacted a new labor rule which aims to prevent the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors.” “Misclassifying employees as independent contractors is a serious issue that
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While citizen journalists including Peter Sweden have been documenting the Farmer's Protest in Germany, very little mainstream media are covering it. Photo: Peter Sweden
From Straubing Germany, the actual start of the Farmer protests isn’t until January 8th and by the looks of it, it’s going to be epic. Don’t mess with the people who make our food. Video courtesy of @AnonymeCitoyen pic.twitter.com/rva38oxIzj —
Read MoreThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will be conducting the Canadian Industry Roadside Inspection Driver Requirements Training Course February 5-9, 2024 in Mississauga. The course is 40 hours long and will be held at the facilities of Northbridge Insurance, 55
Read MoreThe Truckers for Safer Highways team is trying to record each collision involving commercial vehicles this winter, according to a new statement released. “We would like to have a count of these collisions regardless of who is at fault, mostly
Read MoreI have no idea what became of Jimmy Hoffa other than that he disappeared and never returned. There were people who wanted him gone. Hoffa was the President of the largest union in North America, the Teamsters’ Union. From the
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