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The Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast has permanently closed operations, affecting approximately 400 employees. The decision by Domtar, the company that owns the mill, was announced during a town hall meeting for staff on August 20, 2026. Andrew Appleton, a tugboat captain at the mill with 22 years of experience, described the news as shocking, noting that many workers had expected a slower decline. The closure also includes the Bayview Fibre chipping facility, which will shut down alongside the main plant. Domtar's president, Luc Thériault, cited reduced demand from Asia, poor global pulp pricing, and declining domestic fibre availability as key factors. He emphasized that the decision was based on market conditions rather than employee performance. The move has raised concerns about the impact on local businesses and the broader forestry sector. Unifor National president Lana Payne criticized the closure as evidence of a deepening crisis in the forestry industry, urging immediate government action. Employees face uncertainty about their futures, with some relying on skills like marine licensing to seek new opportunities. This follows previous closures at Domtar's Crofton mill, which affected 350 workers earlier in 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global leadership and efforts to counter threats abroad. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign [...]

Investing.com -- At least 600 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees are receiving permanent termination notices following a recent court decision that protected some CDC workers from layoffs but not others, according to the Associated Press. The notices began going out this week, with many employees yet to receive them, according to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents over 2,000 dues-paying CDC members. "Due to a staggering lack of transparency from HHS," the union stated Wednesday that it hasn’t received formal notices identifying which employees are being terminated. Among those being cut are approximately 100 staff members who worked in violence prevention. Some affected employees noted in a blog post last week that these cuts come less than two weeks after an incident where a gunman fired at least 180 bullets into the CDC’s campus, killing a police officer. "The irony is devastating: The very experts trained to understand, interrupt and prevent this kind of violence were among those whose jobs were eliminated," the employees wrote. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring that began on April 1, when the Department of Health and Human Services sent termination notices to thousands of employees at the CDC and other federal health agencies. Many of these workers have been on paid administrative leave since then while legal challenges proceeded. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C. AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes 6 winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. In 2024 alone, ProPicks AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. Which stock will be the next to soar?

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