The New Reality Repairing all the electronics that power our daily lives can feel a little like an obstacle course. Fixing a beloved device can become such a hassle, many of us choose to replace it instead. And at a time when costs are going up, prolonging the life of a smartphone, computer or other
The successful daytime TV program The Kelly Clarkson Show is all about positivity and happiness — but that cheery attitude doesn’t extend behind the scenes, according to a number of current and former staff members. In an exposé shared by Rolling Stone on Friday, 10 former and one current staff member of The Kelly Clarkson
Fears that WestJet pilots might soon go on strike are looming over travellers who have tickets booked with the Calgary-based airline. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union representing WestJet pilots, who are seeking better job protections, benefits and wages that will bring them in line with their North American counterparts, is set to
A popular beach destination in southwestern Ontario is far from immune to Canada’s labour shortage, but one restaurant is taking a unique approach to try to fill positions. GT’s On The Beach in Port Stanley, Ont. — about a 40-minute drive south of London — recently posted online that it is looking to hire mature
WestJet pilots are already picketing airports on their days off, but they’re poised to walk off the job on May 16 – just in time to complicate travel plans for the long weekend. The Union representing 1,700 pilots flying for WestJet and Swoop says the two sides are far apart on job security, working conditions
A road rage incident near Toronto sent a motorcycle rider to hospital with potentially life-altering injuries last week, police say. Ontario provincial police say the incident took place on Thursday in the area of Harmony Road and Highway 401 in Oshawa, Ont. Investigators allege that the two motorcycles were initially driving on either side of
A 33-year-old Brampton man has died following a motorcycle collision on a Toronto area highway early Saturday morning. Ontario police say the incident took place around 12:45 a.m., while the motorcycle was exiting Highway 407 via the ramp onto Highway 404 in Markham, Ont. Investigators say the rider lost control of the motorcycle while on
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A New Brunswick woman had to call in “rich” on her final day of work last week. Jamie Sullivan of Saint John, N.B., won a million dollars after scratching a $10 Scratch’N Win ticket on May 4, just one week after she decided to leave one of
A few days of cooler, wetter weather has not been enough to extinguish the dozens of active wildfires burning hundreds of thousands of square kilometres across Alberta. Hot weather in the forecast has prompted some residents of Grande Prairie to prepare to leave as a wildfire burns outside the city.“If a person looks out, the
