The union had said members' earnings have fallen so far behind that they sometimes earn half of what people in similar positions at municipalities make.

The proposed station life extension would create thousands of jobs and low-cost emissions-free power.

The new facility will consolidate Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig programs and services currently provided across multiple sites in the Kenora area into a single location.

Total construction values for the year exceeded $81.6 million with the residential sector accounting for $40.4 million worth of activity.

Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing his government to study alleged unfair trade practices by Canada and Mexico and file a report by April 1.