Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press

A lawsuit filed by a former firefighter and paramedic against Syncrude Canada claims the oilsands giant wrongfully denied him benefits and fired him after he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder related to his job. Mike Swan is seeking damages for lost compensation and benefits, improper paycheque deductions and in lieu of reasonable notice, says a statement […]

  • January 22, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00

Companies in the ailing oil patch are looking at ways to avoid layoffs, or at the very least to forestall or minimize them. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has not had to trim its workforce of more than 7,600 as a result of the crude price collapse. “In lieu of layoffs, we went to our staff […]

  • December 11, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:55