51 minutes ago U.S. court tosses hostile workplace, pay discrimination claims against BlackBerry

A U.S. court has closed the door on hostile work environment and wage discrimination claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. executive who accused the company’s CEO of sexually harassing her and then retaliating against her when she reported the behaviour. U.S. magistrate judge Sallie Kim previously granted BlackBerry and John Giamatteo’s request to turf […]

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2 hours ago Toronto's $27 billion Ontario Line just crossed its biggest construction milestone so far

The new Ontario Line subway has just crossed its most important construction milestone to date, with the province announcing on Friday that it had broken ground on the tunnelled phase of the new 15.6-km line connecting Exhibition Place with the recently-shuttered Ontario Science Centre.Friday marked the start of excavation for the tunnel's launch shaft at the future Exhibition Station, kicking off construction of the first major subway tunnel constructed through downtown Toronto in more than six decades.It has been a hot start to construction since the project's December 2021 ground breaking. Now approaching the three-year anniversary of shovels hitting the ground, work is set to embark on the six-kilometre-long tunnels that will carry Ontario Line trains between Exhibition Station...

Economics

3 hours ago Keith Gerein: Cartmell's candidacy signals the start to a fractious year on Edmonton civic finances

There is still much to shake out over the next 10 months, but Cartmell's candidacy gets the campaign off and running in a certain direction. It's now a wait on Sohi to determine the next turn of the race

Culture

3 hours ago First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ’without consent’

The mine is on the nation's territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the project to be halted until the nation had given its consent.

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4 hours ago Civil jury in Ireland awards woman more than $250k for Conor McGregor sexual assault

A civil jury in Ireland on Friday found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $257,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her Dec. 9, 2018, leaving her heavily bruised […]

Economics

4 hours ago First Nation considers legal options as B.C. approves mining permit ‘without consent’

VANCOUVER — The Xatśull First Nation says it is “disappointed” that British Columbia’s Mines Ministry has granted an operating permit for the Cariboo Gold Mine without meeting its leadership or obtaining the nation’s consent. The mine is on the nation’s territory in central B.C. and it issued a statement earlier this month calling for the […]

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8 hours ago Lawsuit against security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing rejected

LONDON — A legal claim by more than 300 survivors of a bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency was rejected Friday by a special tribunal. Judges on the U.K.’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal said the claimants waited too long to bring their case, which […]

Events

9 hours ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Scandal claims yet another Liberal cabinet minister

WATCH BELOW: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Warren Kinsella and Lorrie Goldstein on how a lack of ethics from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sets a bad example for his cabinet. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Politics

13 hours ago Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intended to control all Australians’ access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Musk’s criticism was “unsurprising” after the government introduced to Parliament on Thursday […]

Technology

15 hours ago Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Countries at the United Nations climate summit amped up the pressure on themselves Friday by entering the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals. From the start, COP29 has been about climate finance — money that wealthy nations are obligated to pay to developing countries […]

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