Shareholders of Canada’s largest grocer rejected a proposal that Loblaw Companies Ltd. determine the feasibility of paying its employees a living wage — one that varies by location and is calculated by its cost of living. “Socially responsible companies contribute to the economic well-being of communities by providing direct and indirect employment preferably at rates…
Moscow on Friday condemned British plans for military bases in South East Asia and the Caribbean, and warned of retaliation if Russian interests or those of its allies were threatened. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told The Telegraph in an interview before the New Year that the UK would ramp up its military presence abroad after Brexit…
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province will buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline project if that’s what it takes to get it built. “We are considering a number of financial options to ensure that the Trans Mountain expansion is built, up to and including purchasing the pipeline outright if were to come…
Migrant and refugee women who give birth on the Greek island of Lesbos are being sent to live in squalid, unheated tents with their babies after as little as four days, according to a new report by Oxfam. There is no hot water and newborns, along with toddlers and older children, have to be washed…
Did you know that only 65 per cent of Canadians are saving for their retirement, according to the last census? Did you also know that Canadians owe $1.70 to every dollar they have in disposable income? A recent report from MNP Debt also said that Canadians were a mere $200 surplus away from missing our…
A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a "provocation" as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. The USS McCampbell carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation, sailing within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Island chain, "to challenge excessive maritime…
For the next few hours, you can get an extra 10 per cent off a purchase of £20 or more on whatever you want, over at eBay UK. The offer is live right now but finishes up at 8pm today, so be quick if you fancy it. You’ll need to enter the code PERKS to…
A woman in Australia was bitten on her by a snake that had curled up in a toilet bowl to seek refuge from a weeks-long heatwave that has seen temperature records smashed. Helen Richards said she got the fright of her life after she was bitten by a non-venomous carpet python hiding inside a toilet bowl in…
OTTAWA — A Twitter account billing itself as a parody of Iqra Khalid disappeared briefly but then returned Friday, its previous tweets deleted, after the Liberal MP complained about references to her Muslim heritage and claims she supports Sharia law and the Islamic State militant group. Khalid, who was targeted with hate mail and death…
Sherry Mendowegan feels very lucky that she already paid her tuition and bought books for the upcoming school year. The mother-of-two in Thunder Bay was using money from Ontario’s basic income pilot project to help cover the costs of going back to school. In July, the new Progressive Conservative government announced it would “wind down”…