The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) representing 10,000 LCBO workers ratified a new three-year agreement, ending a two-week strike. The agreement includes an 8% wage increase over three years, converting 1,000 casual employees to permanent part-time positions, and guarantees no store closures. Both the LCBO and OPSEU expressed gratitude for the support and the mediator’s assistance. The strike was partly in response to Premier Doug Ford’s plans to expand alcohol sales to convenience and grocery stores, which OPSEU feared would threaten jobs and public revenue.
Former Ecuador President Lenín Moreno Sentenced to Five Years for Corrupti …
Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of bribery in one of the country’s biggest corruption cases. Ecuador’s National Court of Justice delivered the verdict on Friday, August 28, finding Moreno...





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