Alberta teachers strike straining businesses

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Oct, 2025 09:35 AM

The head of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce says a provincewide teachers strike is putting a strain on businesses.

Doug Griffiths says the chamber doesn't take a side in the labour dispute, but it hopes the strike is resolved as quickly as possible.

The strike is entering its ninth school day, with about 740,000 students out of 2,500 schools. The government says it would consider forcing teachers back to work in the last week of October, when the legislature is sitting. Griffiths says businesses have lost employees staying home to take care of their kids and are hurt by a loss in foot traffic with fewer people going to work.

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