Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now tasked with helping Donald Trump’s administration slash government spending, is asking super smart people to come work for him — but only if they can afford to work for free. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were named to lead of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under
Canada’s labour minister said the federal government is focused on getting an agreement at the bargaining table as Canada Post workers have walked off the job in a nationwide strike. “I’m not looking at any other solution other than negotiation,” Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon told reporters in Montreal. “Right now, every day is a new
Canada Post workers officially went on strike Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the Crown corporation. As workers take to the picket lines, many Canadians may find themselves scrambling to handle holiday mail, online order returns and seeking alternative mail services.“Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
A federal judge said Kraft Heinz KHC.O must face a proposed nationwide class action alleging that it defrauded consumers by claiming its Kraft macaroni and cheese, one of its best-known products, contains no artificial preservatives. In a decision on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland said the Illinois, California and New York consumers leading the
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he is nominating anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid. “For too
The Ford government has signed a deal worth roughly $100 million with Elon Musk’s Starlink company to provide high-speed internet to parts of northern and rural Ontario. On Thursday, the province announced Starlink had won a competitive bidding process to run a satellite-based internet program for roughly 15,000 households and businesses beginning in June 2025.“Our
We’re getting an up-close look at the first of Canada’s new class of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) to join the country’s Pacific fleet. HMCS Max Bernays was in Vancouver on Thursday and took media on a day sail to show off the new vessel’s capabilities.The 103-metre, ice-capable ship is the fourth of six
The clock is ticking for Canada Post and its workers’ union to reach an agreement to avoid a potential work stoppage. Canada Post has said it intends to continue operating despite having issued a lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which has served its own strike notices for both the urban
Cold and cough medications containing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient found in many over-the-counter remedies, may soon disappear from U.S. shelves after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently declared it ineffective. Many may now wonder whether Canada could be pressured to do the same.“Health Canada has a mandate to look after what is on
Full House star Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, revealing that he first noticed his symptoms last month when he came down with a cold. “Five weeks ago I was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. And in that time, I’ve had three surgeries, I’ve had chemo, I’ve lost a little