Sept-Îles

Many towns and cities were 100% on strike, even among the non-union workforce.

St. John in New Brunswick, Sudbury, Ontario, Sept-Îles, Quebec, and Thompson in Manitoba were all cities where the strike was most successful.

But elsewhere, the strike was uneven.

Many public sector workers stayed on the job, while in cities like Vancouver, pickets successfully shut down bus service and newspaper deliveries.

Guy was tremendous in that interview.

He said so much about Bob Gainey, and the Canadiens, and the legacy of Canadiens, and coaching in Montreal, and captaining Montreal, and winning the Cup in Dallas, and playing in St. Louis, and growing up in Sept-Îles.

It was just, it was fantastic.

What a fact-finding, uh, interview that was for me.

Three temporary employment insurance measures reach their scheduled end on October 10, although support for eligible seasonal workers continues through October 2028.

Applications remain open for the Canadian Dental Care Plan, while Canada Post begins converting addresses in Septiles and Winnipeg from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes.

old age security, guaranteed income supplement, and related benefits rise by 1.4% for the October to December quarter.

OAS and GIS recipients can also manage direct deposit through My Service Canada account.