Layoffs at Sears
Restructuring at Sears will result in the closure of the Belleville call centre and cost 529 people their jobs. Vincent Power, spokesman for Sears Canada, says the retail giant plans to cut 1, 345 jobs […]
Month: January 2014
GTA residents finally getting mail: what took so long?
& Kylie Conner Long-awaited mail is finally being delivered to people in the GTA as the extreme weather subsides. But many people are wondering if it really was the weather or staff shortages at Canada […]
Obama to limit NSA program
US President Barack Obama will announce changes to the National Security Agency’s program as early as next week. Obama discussed his review with congressional lawmakers on Thursday. He is expected to remove the ability of […]
Rights debate sparked as York U student refuses to work with women
A York University student’s refusal to work with women for religious reasons has pitted a professor against the university’s administration. Professor Paul Grayson, who was contacted by a student from his online sociology class, wanted […]
Beer Store no more?
The streak of cold, unforgiving weather assaulting the GTA for the past few weeks is finally yielding to warmer, more temperate conditions. In much the same way, The Beer Store’s dreary, chilled atmosphere is also […]
Province pledges $4 million to upgrade Ontario teachers’ math skills
TORONTO – Ontario teachers will be eligible for partial subsides for courses to upgrade their math skills in an effort to help improve student test results. The province will spend $4 million this year to […]
Polar vortex does not discount global warming
Temperatures in the -40s, colossal ice storms and frost warnings in Florida- do these sound like results of global warming? To many they do not. The recent polar vortex affecting cities across North America has […]
Russian forces on alert near Sochi
Russian security forces went on high alert after six bodies and several explosive devices were discovered on the outskirts of Pyatigorsk near the Caucasus mountains 500 kilometres from Sochi. The gunshot riddled bodies were […]
Former Israeli Prime Minister’s health worsens
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in “grave” condition and his family is by his bedside, The Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer announced Thursday. On Jan. 1, his conditioned deteriorated as he lost […]
5 New tech toys to watch for this year
The Consumer Electronics Show is back with its shiny new gadgets and whirring new toys. Every year since 1967, thousands of international companies flock to Las Vegas, Nevada to show off their new developments. The […]