Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to The Associated Press. A cause of death was not yet known. Barber had … Read more
Nerene Virgin, a Canadian children’s entertainer most beloved for her role as Jodie on the 1980s TV series Today’s Special, has died at the age of 77. The Hamilton-born actor died on Jan. 15 at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., according to an obituary posted Thursday. She was a familiar staple in kids’ before-and-after … Read more
A Vancouver-based law firm has filed a proposed Canada-wide class-action lawsuit against The Quaker Oats Company and PepsiCo Canada after its Quaker products were recalled in Canada due to potential salmonella contamination. Slater Vecchio LLP launched the lawsuit “on behalf of all persons in Canada” who purchased any of the 38 Quaker products that were … Read more
Toronto mom Denise Kara says it “feels a bit deflating” returning to work after being on maternity leave for one year. Before she went on leave, Kara said her career, working as a communications advisor at a Canadian bank was picking up with promotion opportunities on the horizon. Being away from the workforce, the 32-year-old … Read more
Health Canada is pulling a pain and fever medicine for children off the shelves because of the “potential risk of overdose.” The agency issued a recall alert Wednesday for one lot of Pediatrix Acetaminophen Oral Solution sold by Teva Canada Ltd. The medicine is sold over the counter without a prescription and it’s for children … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Misleading or false online reviews written by employees about their own company or competitors could result in penalties, Canada’s Competition Bureau has warned. The federal agency is also urging employees to be transparent about whom they work for when post these reviews online. In a news release … Read more
A group representing key Canadian businesses wants legislative changes that would allow Canada’s spy agency to share threat intelligence with companies to help them take timely protective measures. The Business Council of Canada is also urging the federal government to borrow a U.S. idea and create a new body that would ensure the intelligence is … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2024 7:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s doing something in Nunavut he rarely does in public, which is to reflect on his father. Trudeau is in Iqaluit to mark the signing of an agreement to hand over … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to The Associated Press. A cause of death was not yet known. Barber had … Read more
Marie Pontini is a force to be reckoned with. The 43-year-old is training to compete in the wheelchair division of the Arnold Amateur international bodybuilding competition taking place in Columbus, Ohio at the end of February. She’s hoping to be the first Canadian woman to do so. “That’s the goal,” said Pontini, with a huge … Read more
