Unifor National President Lana Payne announced in Toronto on Tuesday that Unifor and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement, just hours after 4,300 unionized auto workers hit the picket lines at Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre. “We had no choice as a union but to show General
The family of a 22-year-old Canadian-Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel, says she has died. Shir Georgy went missing after the group attacked the Tribe of Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im last Saturday.Her cousin said she called her parents that morning to let them know she
The eyes of the world are on Gaza ahead of a looming Israeli ground offensive, but what people are looking for might be hidden deep underground in a maze of tunnels. The potential offensive comes following a surprise attack by Hamas — the militant group that controls Gaza — in Israel on Oct. 7. The
Six months after the announcement of the largest lottery win in Atlantic Canadian history, a winner still is yet to come forward and claim their prize. As time is running out, an Atlantic Lottery representative hopes they hear from the rightful owner of the $64 million winning ticket sooner rather than later.
The family of Israeli-Canadian Shir Georgy, who went missing when Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel, said the 22 year old has died. They received word that her body had been identified, making her the fourth Canadian killed in the Hamas attack. Caryn Lieberman spoke with Georgy’s cousin, who is remembering the
Sunday marks six months since the largest lottery prize ever recorded in Atlantic Canada was announced — and despite a significant amount of time passing, the winning ticketholder is yet to come forward to claim their earnings. On April 15, Atlantic Lottery drew a winner for their $64 million Gold Ball jackpot and determined the
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed what happened between her and Chris Rock immediately after her husband, Will Smith, slapped him across the face during the 2022 Oscars ceremony. The incident has been referred to as “the slap heard around the world,” after Rock made a G.I. Jane joke about Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia
Israel has used white phosphorus in Gaza and in two rural locations near the border with Lebanon, Human Rights Watch alleged in a recently released report amid escalating conflict. The allegation comes after Israel retaliated with airstrikes following a deadly attack by Hamas that started Oct. 7, which has left roughly 1,300 dead in Israel and
A solar eclipse will darken skies across parts of North America this weekend — one of two must-see celestial events over the next six months that the continent won’t see again for years. So if you have fear of missing out, be prepared, because the next solar eclipses in Canada this century are few and
When Abi Roach thinks about the 20 years she spent fighting for Canada to legalize cannabis, she says pot legislation is like a clenched fist. The analogy, which Roach first heard from a former Toronto councillor, represents the tight grip on the cannabis market that legislators held for centuries. It meant Roach had to exploit