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Some members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Winnipeg are taking issue with the City of Winnipeg pointing to the postal strike as a reason for not giving some residents more notice about changes to their Tax Instalment Payment Plan (TIPP). In a news release, the City of Winnipeg said the Canada Post work stoppage may not receive a letter outlining the changes to their payments, which will go up 50 per cent, before they are automatically withdrawn on Jan. 1, 2025. “That should have been done weeks and weeks and weeks ago,” said Myron May, picket captain at the Wellington location. “It’s really disingenuous for them to be pointing fingers and playing the blame game with postal workers and Canada Post.” May says the striking workers take no responsibility for the delayed delivery of the news, saying the City of Winnipeg “had plenty of time” to have the notices distributed through other means, including sending out the notice before the strike started. Information sent to CityNews by the City of Winnipeg indicated adjustments are due to the fact property owners participating in the City of Winnipeg’s TIPP program would have seen payment amounts lowered in 2024, due to the Manitoba School Tax Rebate, which was directly applied from July to December in 2024. It explained the difference in the new year is due to tax changes by the province that will see the implementation of the Homeowners Affordability Property Tax Credit to replace the school rebate, offering residents a credit of up to $1,500 on their annual property tax bill. However, the change will see property owners required to spend more on their TIPP in January of 2025 when compared to December of this year. When asked about the concerns the postal strike is being wrongly blamed for news of the TIPP change being delivered late, a City of Winnipeg spokesman said the notice including the work stoppage was not meant as a slight on striking workers, who have been on the picket line since the middle of November. “We simply informed residents that they would have received the information via the mail; however, because of the Canada Post work stoppage, we had to resort to other measures to let residents know,” said the statement from the City of Winnipeg. However, it appears striking postal workers may be back on the job sooner than expected. That’s because the Government of Canada’s Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon has now ordered the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to examine the possibility of ending the job action. “Canadians cannot continue to bear the consequences of this impasse,” said MacKinnon in a statement. “Our priority is to restore postal services while ensuring a fair balance between the rights of workers, those of the employer, but also those of Canadians.” If the Canadian Industrial Relations Board determines the two parties are too far apart to reach a deal, the term of the existing collective agreement will continue until May 22, 2025.Soto says he wants to build a dynasty with Mets
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended Tuesday narrowly in the red, weighed down by losses in energy and base metals stocks, while U.S. markets moved higher. Investors digested the latest news from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, who threatened sweeping new tariffs of 25 per cent on products from Canada and Mexico. The “sizable” tariff promise likely shocked markets somewhat right off the bat, said Mike Archibald, vice-president and portfolio manager with AGF Investments Inc. “But I think as people have kind of digested they've thought that this is probably a starting position from a bargaining standpoint,” he said. The announcement was in line with Trump’s tactics used during his first presidency, said Archibald. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 5.21 points at 25,405.14. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 123.74 points at 44,860.31. The S&P 500 index was up 34.26 points at 6,021.63, while the Nasdaq composite was up 119.46 points at 19,174.30. A few Canadian companies saw their share prices drop because of the outsized impact such a tariff could have on certain sectors, said Archibald. These included Bombardier, BRP, Linamar and Magna International. “You can see the biggest losers on the market today are generally those that manufacture in either Canada and/or Mexico,” he said. But higher tariffs could also be inflationary for the U.S., said Archibald. Markets have been paring back their bets for interest rate cuts in the U.S. in the wake of the election in anticipation of potentially higher inflation. “It’s a bit too early to know,” said Archibald. Despite the uncertainty, he said markets are still poised to do well in the coming months thanks to Trump’s overall pro-business bent. “I still think the market is in a very good position to rally ... into the end of the year,” he said. “The S&P 500 is still going to do fairly well relative to other markets around the world.” The loonie fell to a four-year low before clawing back some of its losses later in the day, he noted. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.01 cents US compared with 71.53 cents US on Monday. The January crude oil contract was down 17 cents at US$68.77 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up three cents at US$3.47 per mmBTU. The December gold contract was up US$2.80 at US$2,621.30 an ounce and the March copper contract was down four cents at US$4.12 a pound. — With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press
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How American consumers will bear the burden of Trump’s tariffsDELAND, Fla. (AP) — Luke Bailey threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns with only five incompletions and Drake eased by Stetson 49-10 on Saturday to secure a second straight outright Pioneer Football League title. Davion Cherwin rushed for 161 yards on 11 carries and scored two times for Drake. Jun Ahn and Luke Woodson also had rushing scores. Cherwin scored a 91-yard touchdown, the longest run in the PFL this season, to make it 21-7 early in the second quarter. Kemani Wilson made a diving interception at the Drake 25-yard line with just over two minutes left in the first half and seven plays later, Bailey found Hunter Johnson for a 24-yard touchdown to make it 28-10 at halftime. Drake defensive lineman Finn Claypool forced a fumble on the third play of the second half and his teammate recovered it. Then Bailey lofted a pass to Jaxon Laminack for a touchdown and a 35-10 lead. Drake (8-2, 7-1) was coming off a 29-20 loss to Morehead State to end a 17-game PFL winning streak — the longest active conference winning streak in the FCS. Stetson (2-9, 0-7) quarterback Brady Meitz was intercepted three times and Matt O’Connor had one of his four pass attempts intercepted. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballOn a rare two-game skid, No. 24 Arizona faces DavidsonDejounte Murray is rejoining the Pelicans vs. Toronto and drawing inspiration from his mother
GRAND FORKS — Chris Logan won't return as the UND women's soccer coach next season. Logan’s contract won’t be renewed after it expires on Dec. 31, the school announced Monday. Logan signed a two-year contract extension in November 2022, after the Fighting Hawks won seven games and appeared in the Summit League tournament. But UND has won just one of 16 league games since (1-7-8). The Fighting Hawks were winless in conference play this season (0-4-4) and 4-8-6 overall. UND announced a national search for the next coach will begin immediately. Logan, who took over as head coach in December 2016, went 51-68-24 record in his eight seasons. UND was 21-41-12 in conference play during Logan’s tenure, making the Summit League tournament in 2019 and 2022. He was named the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 as a first-year head coach. Logan led the program in its transition from the Big Sky to the Summit League in the fall of 2018. Logan was the longest-tenured coach in program history. He replaced Matt Kellogg, who was at the helm for four seasons. Other UND head coaches were Kirsten Gay (five seasons), Brock Thompson (three), Tim Bennett (one), Matt Grandstrand (two), Angela Morrison (one) and Neil Sedgwick (two). During the season, members of the soccer team met with UND President Andy Armacost to voice concerns of equality, and sent an outline of concerns to UND’s Title IX office. "We, the members of the UND women's soccer team, are submitting this formal Title IX complaint to address ongoing gender inequities, as well as the systemic failure of the administration, to support and provide adequate resources to our team," said the letter, which the Herald obtained in October. "We have followed proper channels of communication for several years without significant action being taken to resolve these concerns. Our intention is to outline the key issues that have led to a discriminatory environment and ask for immediate corrective measures." The letter is critical of administrative support, unequal access to facilities at Ralph Engelstad Arena, the condition of Bronson Field, limited access to medical staff and "a general feeling of marginalization." UND spokesman David Dodds said Armacost met with players in early October. According to a UND player in attendance, six UND players met with Armacost in Twamley Hall on Oct. 4. Logan declined to discuss the letter or player concerns with the Herald in October, but referenced the complaint on social media Monday afternoon. “There is a formal investigation into this and I have been a part of the meetings,” Logan wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “I believe the Title IX complaint is pretty blatant, but the university has a President that will work this out for the betterment of the athletes.”Pregnant Charlotte Crosby ‘rushed to hospital’ days after home robbery attempt