Health
'Ick factor': WestJet worker fired for questioning staff about their breasts and daughters' sex development
A long-time WestJet Airlines employee who won a grievance over his firing for creepy questioning of female colleagues about their breasts, their daughters’ sexual development and other intrusive subjects...
'We don't need it': Seniors call for reduced Old Age Security payments
OTTAWA — A group of comfortable retirees are calling on Ottawa to shrink their Old Age Security (OAS) payments, saying they don’t need the money and it would be...
Official portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper to be unveiled Tuesday
OTTAWA — The official portrait of former prime minister Stephen Harper will be unveiled today on Parliament Hill, 20 years after he won an election that marked the beginning...
Man considered a high-risk offender released and re-arrested within 2 hours: Guelph police
Police in Guelph, Ont., announced on Monday that they had re-arrested a man they consider to be a high-risk offender, just hours after informing the public that he had...
A Canadian helped the Israeli Olympic team make history again. This time for bobsleigh
David Greaves is making history with Israeli athletes at the Olympics again — this time for bobsleigh. “The dream was always an Olympic bobsleigh team,” he said, speaking to...
Judge grants leniency for Toronto crack dealer because of his nine children and his race
A Toronto crack cocaine dealer caught back in business three times over the course of ten months managed to convince a judge that he deserves some leniency because putting...
NDP leadership hopefuls say workers shouldn't be fooled by Poilievre's blue-collar message
OTTAWA — Three contenders to be the federal NDP’s next leader say they’re not giving up on the party’s traditional blue-collar base, after multiple speakers at the recent Conservative...
Canada should sanction Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, say MPs and human rights activists
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament and human rights activists are demanding Canada do more to put pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, including sanctioning its supreme leader and...
