97 m. ago CHAUDHRI: Recruitment to new job can mean higher damages in court

When the facts support it, particularly after an early termination, an inducement can lead to a meaningful increase in wrongful dismissal damages

Events

1 hour ago Anthony Gismondi: Price increases testing the limits of many B.C. wine fans

Canadian provinces and territories have been applying massive tariffs on wine, beer and spirits for decades

Economics

4 h. ago Three to See Edmonton Events: Gale & McClelland, Kane Brown at Rogers, and McCauley rink event snow

Tom Gale & Neil McClelland: It’s your last chance to see this pairing of two established and innovative nature oil painters in the new and rebranded Bugera Lamb Fine Art, now downstairs just past the Jasper Avenue bend in the ever-evolving 124 Street gallery landscape. Medicine Hat-born Gale has been painting expressive landscapes for the […]

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6 h. ago Saturday's letters: City of Edmonton unprepared for snowstorm

The city knew the storm was coming. They were warning everyone. So why did all the accidents, chaos and traffic snarls happen? Why did my family and grandchildren have to spend two-and-a-half hours getting home on Fox Drive and Whitemud Drive Thursday evening when it would have been a 10-minute ride home? Why? Because no […]

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8 h. ago Westboro bus crash inquest gives families new hope for justice

The inquest takes place six years after three OC Transpo passengers died — and key questions remain unanswered.

Events

8 h. ago Dropped charges, police overreach: How the ‘Indigo 11’ case fell apart

A large-scale investigation into the Indigo bookstore vandalism, involving more than 70 police officers and 10 nighttime raids, is unlikely to achieve a single criminal conviction.

Events

11 h. ago 'You have to set the tone': Oilers must get nasty protecting their goalie, Hall

This in from Hall of Fame great Chris Pronger, hero of Edmonton’s 2006 run to the Stanley Cup Final, his prescription for how the Oilers should handle anyone who runs an Edmonton goalie, as Mikko Rantanen blasted Stuart Skinner, knocking him out of Wednesday night’s game. Speaking on the Ray & Dregs podcast, Pronger said: […]

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11 h. ago 'If you have to take a suspension, take one': NHL legend says Oilers must better protect goalies

This in from Hall of Fame great Chris Pronger, hero of Edmonton’s 2006 run to the Stanley Cup Final, his prescription for how the Oilers should handle anyone who runs an Edmonton goalie, as Mikko Rantanen blasted Stuart Skinner, knocking him out of Wednesday night’s game. Speaking on the Ray & Dregs podcast, Pronger said: […]

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12 h. ago Iconic art that's been on display at Toronto subway station for decades is moving

For the first time in 47 years, a legendary piece of art that's called Spadina subway station home for decades is set to be displayed at a Toronto museum as part of a larger exhibition celebrating the work of renowned Canadian artist Joyce Wieland. In the mid-1970s, as the TTC was planning to expand its network with nine new subway stops stretching out of the downtown core, it commissioned several artists to create artwork for the upcoming transit stops, including Wieland. Recognized globally as one of the leading Canadian contemporary artists of the 20th century, Wieland's artwork "Barren Ground Caribou" continued the ecological themes in her work. The nostalgic quilt, which consists of layers of cotton fabric stuffed with synthetic batting, has been a fixture at the station's Kendal Avenue entry since it was unveiled in 1978. In 1975, Wieland said that the quilt "expresses aspects of the public's growing awareness of their environment and its preservation,...

Culture

12 h. ago Un assistant virtuel pour améliorer la santé mentale des travailleurs

L’entreprise québécoise Mosai s’est lancé le défi d’améliorer le bien-être psychosocial au travail grâce à la plateforme MosFlow.

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12 h. ago «On s’en va à la reprise à Toronto»: mais qui prend les décisions à Toronto?

Brendan Gallagher n’a pas mâché ses mots, jeudi soir, en mentionnant que les responsables des reprises vidéo ne connaissent pas le hockey.

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16 h. ago Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk’s unprecedented efforts to bolster the conservative candidate in next week’s hotly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race ran into legal hot water Friday amid accusations that he had broken state election law. Musk announced late Thursday that he planned to hold a Sunday rally in Wisconsin, where he said […]

Politics

16 h. ago City of Edmonton to remove payment machines, change parking limits

Edmonton drivers will now have one less option to pay for parking, as the city starts to remove physical parking pay stations.

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17 h. ago B.C. Premier David Eby withdraws part of tariff response bill after criticisms for overreach

Eby said a key portion of the law is being 'pulled,' which would originally have given the cabinet sweeping powers to make regulations to address U.S. tariffs

Economics

17 h. ago ‘It’s unacceptable to do that to anybody’: AFN Chief renews call for inquiry into landfill response

The Assembly of First Nations is renewing calls for an inquiry into the deaths of four Indigenous women.

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18 h. ago iolite Confirms Special Meeting of Dynacor Group Inc. – Meeting to Proceed Despite Attempts by Dynacor to Block It in Court

FREIENBACH, Switzerland — iolite Capital Management AG, a Switzerland-based investment manager (“iolite”), as representative of iolite Partners Ltd. called a special meeting of the holders (“Shareholders“) of common shares of Dynacor Group Inc. (the “Company”) to elect Robert Leitz to the board of directors of the Company which is scheduled to take place on April […]

Economics

19 h. ago Airdrie to receive second urgent care centre as province commits $17 million across Alberta

Airdrie is Alberta’s largest municipality to not have its own hospital

Economics

19 h. ago Howard Levitt: A recent court decision busts myths around severance entitlements

There is no formula or severance calculator that reflects how judges determine what an employee is entitled to upon termination

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19 h. ago Man charged with assaulting B.C. hospital worker, police officer

Police were called to Eagle Ridge Hospital around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, where a man had allegedly assaulted one of the medical staff.

Events

19 h. ago UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugs in drinks

VANCOUVER — A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make a stir stick drug testing tool for spiked drinks the norm in the hospitality industry, and they’re gearing up to start “real-world testing” in hopes of commercializing the idea. The device called “Spikeless” was developed in the university’s faculty of […]

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