Author: admin
-
Police identify 18-year-old accused of 1st-degree murder in Windsor, Ont., stabbing
A 16-year-old boy was killed Sunday night at a plaza in the city.
-
Are WestJet flight attendants going on a strike? What we know as formal notice of dispute served
Over 4,000 WestJet cabin personnel have issued a formal notice of dispute after seven months of failed negotiations with the airline, but they are not going on a strike anytime soon. When a union and an employer are unable to reach an agreement at the bargaining table, the Minister of Labour may decide to assign…
-
Boy dead after fall from downtown Ottawa highrise, first responders say
Ottawa police and paramedics say a young boy has died after falling from an apartment window on Laurier Avenue E. around the University of Ottawa Monday evening.
-
These B.C. kids spend their days greeting train passengers, but beloved tradition is in jeopardy
A group of children in Pemberton, B.C., has been welcoming visitors to their town for as long as they can remember. For six months of the year, twice a week, every week, they wait for the train to arrive and greet people.
-
Posthaste: Golden years disappearing as Canadian seniors in the workforce hit all-time high
Canadians’ retirement years are dwindling as a record number of seniors stay in t he workforce , many by choice, but a growing number from necessity. The labour force participation rate of Canadians aged 65 and older rose to 15.2 per cent in 2025, the highest since Statistics Canada began tracking t he data in…
-
Here’s what Tiff Macklem and Kevin Warsh get wrong about productivity and interest rates, says Desjardins
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and United States Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh are misinterpreting the effect of productivity on the economy and what it could mean for interest rates , says a Desjardins Group economist. “The problem that both of them make is that they are tying just one variable, which is…
-
What is surveillance pricing and is it coming to a grocery store near you?
Walmart Inc. is planning to roll out digital price tags in all its U.S. stores by year’s end, but some U.S. lawmakers and groups fear the technology could serve as a gateway for predatory pricing strategies. In Canada, where many big grocers have already deployed these electronic shelf labels, citing improved efficiency and accuracy, there…
-
What we’re tracking on April 28
Bridge opening delayer, navy training in Windsor and the latest on the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy.
-
This Windsor woman was not allowed to ice skate growing up in Iran. She learned to glide on roller skates
Negar Homayouni was not allowed to ice skate in Iran when she was growing up, so she learned to glide on roller skates. She was so good at it, she became a professional inline skater.
-
Ontario driver fined $2,500 for ‘profound and avoidable tragedy’ that killed grandmother
A driver who struck an 88-year-old Bradford, Ont., woman who was using a mobility walker, throwing her 10 metres into a ditch, has been fined $2,500. Maliha Ahmed pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to careless driving causing death for striking Gisela Gutsche as she was walking along Sideroad 10 on Sept. 30,…