2 hours ago Canada Post strike threatens to impact healthcare charity, and patients, this holiday season

Mail disruption could hurt donations to healthcare foundation and affect its ability to support future healthcare advancements in Southern Alberta. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calgary Health Foundation, a Calgary-based nonprofit which raises money for healthcare excellence, is being forced to adapt during its busiest fundraising period in response to the ongoing […]

Science

3 hours ago Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holidays. The vote is being taken by employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services, which provide services like cleaning interiors of the planes, […]

Society

5 hours ago At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of […]

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5 hours 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 […]

Events

5 hours ago Royal Canadian Navy considers dropping traditional marching song over diversity issues

The marching song Heart of Oak under is fire for 'language that does not align with values and ethos of today’s Royal Canadian Navy'

Events

5 hours ago Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power. The justices will review an appellate ruling that struck down as […]

Technology

5 hours ago Alicia Graf Mack, Renowned Dancer, Educator, and Institutional Leader, Appointed Artistic Director of Ailey

Photograph: Gregory Costanzo NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation today announced that Alicia Graf Mack, widely celebrated for her dance artistry during her years with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and for her leadership as the Dean and Director of the Dance Division of […]

Politics

6 hours ago Canadians call out Loblaw in the latest case of alleged grocery shrinkflation

A Canadian shopper put Loblaw on blast after finding a bag of tortilla chips that she says has been hit with "shrinkflation."TikTok user @rockinabs, or Abby, recently shared a video of a bag of President's Choice White Corn Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips at a Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore in Calgary."Shrinkflation," she says while holding up the 320-gram package of tortilla chips. "Look at this — I can see through it!"The clear chip bag looks to be filled less than half of the way. In direct messages, Abby told us that all of the bags at the store had a similar lack of filling.@rockinabs @Lowblawscanada explain yourselves! #inflation #groceryprices #shrinkflation ♬ original sound - Abby 🏳️‍🌈 & Larry 🐶On Superstore's site, the bag of tortilla chips sells for...

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6 hours ago Ninepoint Partners Announces November 2024 Cash Distributions for ETF Series Securities

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (“Ninepoint Partners”) today announced the November 2024 cash distributions for its ETF Series securities. The record date for the distributions is November 29, 2024. All distributions are payable on December 6, 2024. The per-unit November distributions are detailed below: Ninepoint ETF Series Ticker   Distribution […]

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