Montreal-based consulting company Sweet Baby Inc. has become a target of anti-diversity activists claiming it’s trying to radically change the video game industry. Sweet Baby Inc. is accused of forcing political agendas. Developers call it a misinformed hate campaign. Kim Belair says she wasn’t surprised at the harassing and threatening …
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Grocery prices in Canada: Woman shocked at bill after leaving Sobeys — ‘Not shopping there again honestly’
A woman’s Tiktok video on her $102 bill at a Sobeys grocery store has people fuming in the comments. Podcaster Avery Francis took to the social media platform to share a grocery store haul that caught her by surprise. “I never complain about this stuff, but I just got back …
Read More »This boxer is using science to track her brain health, and helping researchers better understand head impacts
Boxer Claire Hafner’s brain may help future women athletes, patients with neurodegenerative conditions, survivors of intimate partner violence and soldiers with head trauma. She’s one of 17 Canadian athletes participating in a landmark study of the effects of head trauma on 900 living athletes, mostly from combat sports. Claire Hafner’s …
Read More »Her loved one got a $5,200 bill under the long-term care law. Ontario repeatedly said no charges were reported
For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees under Bill 7, a controversial law that says patients who refuse to move out of the hospital and into a long-term care bed must pay $400 a day. Of 20,000 patients sent to LTC homes …
Read More »Newfoundland Growlers won’t finish the season as membership in ECHL terminated
The Newfoundland Growlers won’t finish out the 2023-2024 season, marking the second time a Toronto Maple Leafs minor league affiliated team has left the province. With six games left on the schedule, the ECHL announced on Tuesday its board of governors voted to terminate the club’s membership effective immediately “for …
Read More »WestJet Encore pilots vote for strike mandate, adding to airline’s turbulence
WestJet Encore pilots could go on strike as soon as April 17 after they approved a strike mandate Tuesday after aviators at the company’s regional carrier voted 97 per cent in favour of strike authorization, the Air Line Pilots Association said. Strike could begin as soon as April 17. WestJet …
Read More »Milton car crash victim had ‘big personality,’ friend recalls
Friends are remembering one of three people killed in a Milton car crash on the weekend as a man with a “big personality,” who made others laugh and supported his family financially. Mousawar Ahmed, 26, the driver of one vehicle in the crash, was headed to work when the collision …
Read More »United Airlines pilots asked to take time off
UNITED Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May because of delays in receiving new planes that the airline ordered from Boeing, which is struggling with production due to manufacturing problems. A United spokesman said on Monday that the offer is voluntary. TIME OFF Two United Airlines …
Read More »Japan next-generation chip venture gets $3.9B
TOKYO: Japan announced up to $3.9 billion in fresh subsidies on Tuesday for next-generation semiconductor venture Rapidus, as it seeks to become a big player in the chip sector again. Motivated by geopolitical concerns surrounding Taiwan, Japan is vying with the United States and Europe to attract chipmakers with massive …
Read More »No, birds won’t fall out of the sky on April 8
The total solar eclipse on April 8 provides researchers with a unique opportunity to study how animals react. But while the sun plays a big role in how they orient themselves, it’s not their only cue. Eclipse more of a ‘huh?’ moment for nature. As ominous as it may look, …
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