International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — August 9
Toronto – August 1, 2013 – Every year, on 9 August, the world celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This day was created to raise awareness of the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide, and honours the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations held in Geneva on 9 August 9, 1982, that drafted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Toronto – July 31, 2013 – 
Toronto – July 28, 2013 – Canadian households spend on average about $7,700 a year on food expenditures. A number of factors influence the food we buy, where we eat it, and how it is prepared. In a recent survey, more than half of those surveyed reported they usually spent 15 minutes or less preparing dinner for themselves and their families because they were under time pressure.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – July 27, 2013 – 
Quebec City – July 26, 2013 – An application for union certification has been filed by 
Toronto – July 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada families, friends and supporters kicked off the 2013 Caribana season in Toronto on July 20 with a fun-filled night of music, dancing and raffle prizes at the UFCW Canada Local 1993 annual Summer Splash.
Saskatoon – July 23, 2013 – UFCW Canada women activists from across Saskatchewan gathered recently in Saskatoon for the annual UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference as UFCW Canada sisters from the province convened to celebrate labour rights, and to strategize in pushing against the ultra-Conservative attack on working families, and the impact of that attack on Saskatchewan workplaces, employees and their communities.
