Despite a record caseload, Paul Crampton says the court is considering cutting hearings because of chronic and worsening underfunding by the federal government “I think we’ve reached a point where we’re going to have to reduce the level of services that we’re providing to Canadians,” says Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton.Photo by Ben Nelms … Read more
Commentary: How youth orchestras delivered the three most powerful performances of 2024 Out of hundreds of symphony concerts I attended or listened to online this year, performances of three symphonies meant the most. Shostakovich’s Fifth, Schubert’s Ninth and Sibelius’ Second may be old chestnuts but not for players who were mostly under 25 and as young … Read more
Almost 80 per cent say they’ve felt little or no impact, while sympathies for the union and the corporation are fairly evenly split Canada Post workers staff the picket line at the Bridge Street sorting station in Montreal on Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Allen McInnis /Postmedia Not surprisingly, given the time of year and … Read more
Bringing more private-sector ideas into the public sector would require slow evolution, not overnight whiz-bang theatrics of the type being planned by the incoming Trump administration. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, an advisory commission planned for U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, intends to slash a third of U.S. federal spending. Peter F. Trent … Read more
Packing stadiums across the country on the ‘Y’all Know What It Is’ tour, Martin Lawrence finally hits his adopted hometown for a show at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Long before he ever picked up the mic to do comedy, Martin Lawrence knew how to do one thing — pick … Read more
“There’s a lot of things that seem good, but how will that be put in place? We’re not sure,” said Martin Lalonde of Ex Aequo, a group promoting the rights of people with motor disabilities. Linda Gauthier waits for an elevator at the Rosemont métro station in Montreal in 2017. Gauthier, who received the Order … Read more
Review: L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns after four years. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge? No restaurant in the history of Los Angeles has been dissected, derided and defended like Vespertine, the modernistic experiment housed in the four-story Culver City building called “Waffle” by its architect, Eric Owen Moss. From the outset in 2017, chef … Read more
CHSLDs used to serve champagne, turkey and stuffing to long-term residents and family. Now they get the same old hospital tray. The CIUSSS says it has “has adapted the format of its holiday celebrations to offer a warm and festive time for our residents and their families, while taking into account current operational realities.”Photo by … Read more
Since “Bend It Like Beckham” instantly made her a teenage superstar 22 years ago, Keira Knightley has done virtually everything an actor can do. She has appeared in World War II dramas and apocalypticcomedies. She has sung and played the guitar. She has even — gasp — performed in an American accent. But unlike other … Read more
OC surfer and punk vocalist Steve “Crabby” Cabler, who barely survived the 2002 Bali bombing that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, photographed at his home in Costa Mesa. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Steve Cabler was living it up in Bali: surfing all day and partying all night. He’d traveled … Read more
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