McGill University teaching assistants want better wages and better working conditions. They’ve just launched an eight-week strike in hopes of putting pressure on the institution.  ‘Low ball after low ball,’ teaching assistant says of McGill offers. One day into an eight-week strike, the union representing McGill University teaching assistants (TA) …

Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world, home to Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research. It will be the only non-government Level 4 facility in the country, part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. Post-pandemic explosion …

Former Toronto mayor John Tory is set to rejoin the board of directors at Rogers Communications Inc.  Tory listed among 14 proposed management nominees for company’s annual meeting. Former Toronto mayor John Tory is set to rejoin the board of directors at Rogers Communications Inc. Tory is listed among the …

Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in an “incident” linked to a third-party vendor it uses.  Company became aware of the incident on March 4. Discount retailer Giant Tiger says contact information for some of its customers was compromised in an “incident” …

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year after a series of mishaps at one of the U.S.’s most storied manufacturers.  Management shakeup caps weeks of turmoil after door blowout on 737 Max. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from …

Nada Alkhayyat woke up one Sunday morning back in August to some suspicious charges on her credit card, but little did she know that was just the start of her worries. Her daughter had forgotten her purse — and Alkhayyat’s Mastercard, which she’d borrowed — in the family Jeep the …

Many animals — primarily predators — moved activity to night to avoid increase in hikers as some prey animals were more active during day, B.C.-led survey finds.  Predators moved activity to night to avoid increased hikers as prey roamed more freely, B.C.-led study finds. A massive survey analyzing animal behaviour …

Divers have recovered the bodies of two men who were working on a highway bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday when it was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed into the river below, police say. 4 members of road crew still missing, presumed dead Divers have recovered the bodies of …

Authorities announced Friday evening that a salvage diver has recovered the body of a third worker killed in the wake of last week's bridge collapse in Baltimore. 8 workers filling potholes were on bridge on night of the collapse, authorities say Authorities announced Friday evening that salvage diver has recovered …

A court statement said two of the suspects accepted their guilt in the attack after being charged at the preliminary hearing, although the men’s condition raised questions about whether they were speaking freely. Russian media had reported that the men were tortured during interrogation. Four men accused of staging the …