Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene to help households tackle rising gas and electricity bills this winter, as average energy bills rise by £149 a year from Tuesday. The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the prime minister must “do more to support vulnerable households” no longer eligible for winter fuel payments – as well as … Read more
Sept. 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada — a day to reflect on this country’s dark past with the residential school system. The day is meant to honour and remember Indigenous people impacted by residential schools and to educate those who are unfamiliar with a dark chapter in Canadian history. … Read more
Over 700 members of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) signed a letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris last week, but many of the officials are aligned with defense contractors and organizations pushing for U.S. involvement in foreign conflict. Some of the officials voted for the U.S. invasion of Iraq – including former Secretaries of … Read more
Effective Tuesday, Alberta is set to be tied for the lowest minimum wage in the country. Ontario and Saskatchewan will both increase their minimum wage on Tuesday. Ontario’s will be among the highest in the country at $17.20 an hour. Saskatchewan, which previously had the lowest minimum wage in Canada, will boost its minimum wage … Read more
Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those institutions in the dark by cutting back on funding for records and ground searches looking for unmarked graves of children who died at the schools. More than 150,000 children were forced to attend residential schools, and many survivors detailed the horrific abuse … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance are set to hit the debate stage on Tuesday, giving Americans a side-by-side view of the dueling versions of masculinity between the two men. The Harris campaign is struggling among working-class white men; their hopes of inviting Walz onto the ticket to bolster their standing among … Read more
Sooner or later, someone is going to have to call a halt to Liz Truss’s public appearances. Not for our benefit, but for hers. We’ve nearly reached the point where we’ve tipped over into the Theatre of Cruelty. A freak show where audiences just turn up to see what mad thing she is going to … Read more
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government considered buying back Highway 407, an idea long-touted by opposition parties, to reduce congestion around Toronto, before deciding on its current plan to build an expressway beneath Highway 401. During a weekend interview with Ben Mulroney on AM 640 Radio, Ford also offered new confidence that a combined … Read more
1 / 8 ASUS Zenbook S 14 (2024) ASUS Zenbook S 14 (2024) USB Type A port A gorgeous ultraportable When I reviewed the Zenbook 14 OLED a year ago, I couldn’t help but point out how dated it looked. It was practically the same as ASUS’ laptops from a decade ago (albeit with slimmer … Read more
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods across North America and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season — along with … Read more