OTTAWA — Canada’s Senate took another step Monday in its evolution toward a less partisan chamber of sober second thought as 11 senators banded together to form a new independent caucus aimed at ensuring regional issues get their due in the upper chamber. The newly christened Canadian Senators Group is the brainchild of Alberta Sen. […]
TORONTO — Elementary and high school teachers in Ontario’s public system could be in a legal strike position later this month. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the government met with a conciliator Monday amid tense contract talks, and the union said there was no real movement. “There was no progress at this table — […]
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he understands the frustrations of western Canadians after being asked Monday how he could bring the country together without speaking French. The premier said last week that Ontario needs to “step up” and unite the country after a divisive federal election campaign. “I think it’s everyone’s job” to […]
AN INAUSPICIOUS START IN THE BEGINNING Liberals launch first attack Scheer’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week The brownface/blackface scandal IN THE MIDDLE The march The debates The spin The rally The strategic voting thing The big red machine IN THE END *** It was an inauspicious start. A hurricane changed the Liberals’ […]
It’s an age-old story. Someone — always older, often a man and often white — shares an opinion on something. “Kids these days don’t know how hard we had it,” or “when I was your age we walked to school uphill both ways.” Then, in overwhelming numbers, comes some variation of the response. “OK boomer.” […]
The first full day of the post-Christmas sales saw a drop in shoppers compared with last year despite many centres reporting huge crowds, analysts said. The firm FootFall noted a 5.9% decrease in shopping visits to UK centres on Monday compared with December 27 last year. But these figures come as many major retail centre […]
Click:香港心理咨询 The leading British supermarket chain, Tesco, will be testing its first non-food store this year. The focus will be on products such as clothing, homeware, electrical goods, CDs and DVDs. A spokesperson for Tesco told the Press Association news agency: “We will trial a non-good store at some point this year. We will just […]
The fashion industry is buzzing with the rumour that designer Helmut Lang is about to buy back his own label. A mere two weeks after Prada boss, Patrizio Bertelli, announced that the Helmut Lang offices in New York were to be closed by the Prada Group, he is believed to be in talks with Lang […]
Are you searching for that perfect dress for a particular occasion but can’t find it in the shops? Your search ends here as Palette London takes over where you left off. The esteemed London vintage boutique has found a way to free up time for its customers. It has launched a finder-service, whereby clients can […]
With a high percentage of British retailers and brands relying on India for sourcing, manufacturing and production, a crisis could follow the tsunami catastrophe if manufacturers cannot produce the goods. With the high number of casualties many suppliers are bound to be missing as companies such as Tesco do much sourcing in the affected areas. […]