Formula 1’s winter testing in Barcelona was done and dusted on Friday, with the Mercedes team ending the second week of pre-season preparations at the Circuit de Catalunya in much the same rude health it had ended the first. No one was able to beat the overall top benchmark time of 1:15.732s on the softest […]
Andrus Ansip | European Commission Leaked digital single market’s ‘evidence file’ reveals Commission’s ambitions Documents show policy came before evidence for cybersecurity measures. By Zoya Sheftalovich 4/20/15, 1:29 PM CET Updated 1/28/18, 10:59 PM CET Leaked copies of the upcoming Digital Single Market Strategy and its supporting Evidence file show the European Commission is ready […]
Give us strength Act now to support the Ukrainians who are building stability. By Natalie Jaresko 4/23/15, 6:51 AM CET Updated 6/1/15, 10:25 AM CET Ukraine has embarked on an economic transition the outcome of which will determine the country’s future. Other states have traveled this path already, but not in conditions as challenging as […]
Pep Guardiola’s side ultimately secured silverware thanks to a controversial strike in the first-half that left their opponents furious Jack Grealish described himself as “devastated” after Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 Carabao Cup final loss against Manchester City at Wembley. The lifelong Villa fan was visibly emotional at the end of a match that was ultimately […]
Siim Kallas served two terms as EU commissioner | Olivier Hoslet/EPA A test of the EU’s revolving door Former commissioner Siim Kallas works as a special adviser to the European Commission — and for a major Baltic software company. By James Panichi 5/19/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 5/19/15, 5:21 PM CET How hard is it […]
The presumed front-runners for the Conservative leadership race are pledging to bring down Justin Trudeau’s government as quickly as possible. Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay announced Monday he will push for an election this fall if he is elected the next Tory leader. “Canadians have lost faith in this government,” MacKay tweeted Monday, with a […]
TORONTO — In a “landmark victory” for female-dominated professions, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the province to boost the pay of midwives to address a long-standing pay gap rooted in gender discrimination. Premier Doug Ford’s government must increase midwives’ pay by 20 per cent, retroactive to 2011, and award those eligible with $7,500 […]
OTTAWA — National protests sparked by the opposition of some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs to a pipeline project in B.C. are also sparking debate in Conservative circles about the party’s own relationship to Indigenous communities. Though the main focus is on resolving the current conflict, Conservatives need to start thinking about how they’ll lay groundwork for […]
An Alberta oilfield company is apologizing for the “careless act” of distributing a sticker that appears to depict climate change activist Greta Thunberg being sexually assaulted. X-Site Energy Services posted a statement on its website Monday, days after its general manager denied it had anything to do with the hard-hat decal that featured the company’s […]
Elle aura pris son temps. Mais, en couple avec Brad Pitt depuis sept ans, l’ex-rebelle d’Hollywood, aujourd’hui mère de six enfants, aspire désormais à une vie de famille en bonne et due forme… «Je suis restée une bad girl.» Lors de la promotion de son premier film en tant que réalisatrice, Au pays du sang […]