Grocery cashier, 91, can finally retire after raising $75K on GoFundMe – National
After seven decades of work, 91-year-old Betty Glover is finally able to retire. The Oregon supermarket worker had to take matters into her own hands, setting up a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise the money that will allow her to rest.Glover, according to Oregon’s Rogue Valley Times, launched her online money-raising effort a couple of weeks
Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa’s core as public servants fight for telework
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 25, 2023 12:00 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Downtown Ottawa is buzzing with public servants in numbers that haven’t been seen since before the pandemic. And it’s all thanks to workers fighting for the right not to have to be there.Tuesday marks six days
As PSAC strike continues, Mona Fortier pens ‘open letter’ on talks – National
Nearly a week into a large-scale strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and amid government vows not to negotiate in public, is the federal government doing exactly that? In what was called “An open letter to public servants and Canadians,” Treasury Board president Mona Fortier on Monday outlined her negotiating team’s position
Business News: Interest rate hold of little comfort to Canadians
Motorcycle accident toronto today Morning BC Posted April 16, 2023 The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady this week, but as financial analyst Michael Campbell tells Jennifer Palma, it does little to help millions of Canadians who say they are in terrible shape financially. Here’s when markets expect the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest
Here’s when markets expect the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bank of Canada will hold interest rates at the 15-year high 4.50 per cent until the end of 2023, before starting to cut rates at the start of next year, according to a median of market participants in the central bank’s survey released on Monday. The
Should non-Indigenous people buy, wear Indigenous art? Creators say it depends
In the era of reconciliation, more conversations are being had about what is — and isn’t — an acceptable way for non-Indigenous people to show support for Indigenous artists. Indigenous art is increasingly being copied, reproduced or stolen — earlier this year charges were laid in an alleged art fraud ring against a group accused
Canadian clinches title of World’s Strongest Man for the 1st time ever
Just a year after going pro, Canadian Strongman Mitchell Hooper has captured the greatest prize in his sport, claiming the title of World’s Strongest Man. Known as “The Moose” in the Strongman community, the Barrie, Ont., competitor beat out nine other international competitors in various feats of strength in Myrtle Beach, S.C., over the weekend
Germany, U.S. evacuate Canadians from Sudan with crisis ‘deteriorating rapidly’ – National
A German plane airlifted dozens of Canadians out of Sudan Monday, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after the government says the U.S. military evacuated Canadian diplomatic staff “on very short notice” over the weekend. Speaking during a photo-op with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Ottawa, Trudeau added that the Canadian military will aim to
PSAC strike enters Day 6. Here’s what you need to know – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2023 7:49 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size One of Canada’s largest labour disruptions has entered a sixth day as the union representing thousands of striking public-service workers looks to hamper access to ports. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says more than 100,000