A leading nurses union had threatened that its members would stop accepting to work overtime starting Thursday, potentially throwing the health network into chaos. Quebec health-care workers and members of the FIQ nurses union demonstrate to demand a new contract negotiation in Montreal, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press Quebec’s labour … Read more
The lawsuit, launched in 2023 by the Montreal-based Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers, alleges closed work permits violate charter rights. A temporary foreign worker from Mexico plants strawberries on a farm in Mirabel in 2020. Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press files Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit … Read more
The Conservatives have their foot on the throat of the Liberals and Poilievre has made clear he is not going to take it off Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at his party’s pre-fall session caucus meeting in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 15 2024.Photo by Bryan Passifiume/Postmedia “Truth” in politics has become anything that is … Read more
An Air Canada plane takes off from Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Politics, public opinion and salary hikes south of the border helped push Air Canada toward a deal that secures major pay gains for pilots, experts say. Hammered out over … Read more
Singer Andy Williams, who died Tuesday at age 84, was singing with his three older brothers as the Williams Brothers when the quartet arrived in Hollywood in 1944 and soon were signed by MGM. They were on loan to Warner Bros. when 16-year-old Andy landed his first solo singing role in the movies, although he … Read more
Pepe Aguilar on life’s cosmic lessons and the new sound he’s rocking It makes perfect sense that veteran Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar would release the most thoughtful and ambitious album of his career during a tumultuous time in his life. Art has the capricious tendency to thrive on conflict and uncertainty. “It’s the one album … Read more
The declines span both traditionally strong democracies as well as fragile governments around the globe, the Stockholm-based organization says Armed Taliban security personnel celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in Khost, August 14, 2024. The decline in democracy in the country has been significant since the Taliban took charge.Photo by AFP via … Read more
Ukraine National Federation Edmonton Branch president Ivan Lypovyk on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in front of the Ukraine National Federation hall that was recently vandalized.Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia Rising tensions over the war in Ukraine may be behind a graffiti attack on the Ukrainian National Federation over the weekend, says the president of the … Read more
Maybe the fourth time’s the charm. “90 Day Fiancé” star Ed “Big Ed” Brown revealed that he got engaged for the fourth time after proposing to now-fiancée Porscha Raemond, whom he met at a sandwich shop in Plantation, Fla., 24 hours before. “I met her at Capriotti’s in Plantation on Friday where I was doing … Read more
Chappell Roan performed a fiery version of “Good Luck, Babe!” at the 2024 MTV VMAs. Getty Images for MTV “Hot to Go!” singer Chappell Roan is on fire as one of the breakout pop stars of 2024. But the “Midwest Princess” — who was just crowned Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs last week … Read more
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