South African Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murdering his girlfriend in South Africa. Model Reeva Steenkamp was found shot to death at the 26-year-old Olympic star’s house. Johannesburg’s Talk Radio […]
A landmark Canadian ruling requiring employers to create work schedules that accommodate their workers’ child care needs will affect all workplaces, but may have a disproportionately large impact on smaller operations. “Allowing someone to amend […]
This Valentine’s Day, many will be celebrating their intimate relationships with a modern-day gesture of affection: a sexy text message, photo, or video. Yet according to a McAfee survey released January 2013, this may not […]
South Korea sent a “stern warning” to its peninsula partner today, as a response to the North’s third nuclear test. The test, which took place on Tuesday, defied United Nation Sanctions and was an attempt […]
American Airlines and US Airways formally announced today that they will merge and form a new combined airline. The joined companies, which will still go by the American Airlines name, “will combine to create a premier […]
Chris Bentley announced his intention to resign as provincial Energy minister at a press conference on Friday. The news comes only one day after Finance minister Dwight Duncan announced his resignation. Both will take effect […]
Despite an overall decrease in Toronto’s murder rate over the past 12 years, gun homicides are on the rise. In 2012, 61 per cent of homicides in Toronto were committed with a firearm. This number […]
Toronto faces a severe snowstorm set to hit Southern Ontario tonight and continue throughout Friday. Environment Canada is predicting up to 10cm tonight with winds moving east at 20 km/h. On Friday, it expects 10-15 […]
The snowplow that killed police Sgt Ryan Russell two years ago was driven straight at the officer’s cruiser, reversed and then lunged forward again, a jury was told Feb. 6. The trial of Richard […]
Today Ontario Liberal Finance Minister Dwight Duncan confirmed his resignation via Twitter, effective Feb. 14. Echoing former Premiere Dalton McGuinty, who announced his resignation last October, Duncan claimed that it is time for the Liberal […]
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