Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says a one-year delay of Formula 1’s new technical regulations won’t have a bearing on the French manufacturer’s commitment to the sport. In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact on F1, the sport’s 2021 technical overhaul has been delayed until 2022 to help teams absorb […]
Victoria Beckham has reversed her decision to furlough 30 employees of her eponymous label after receiving heavy criticism for not paying them from her own personal fortune. In April, it was revealed that 30 of Beckham’s 120 staff were informed they would be furloughed for a minimum of two months. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images Commission mobilizes €1B for global coronavirus response Von der Leyen says ‘world is coming together.’ By Carmen Paun 5/4/20, 4:27 PM CET Updated 5/4/20, 5:43 PM CET The European Commission is mobilizing €1 billion toward developing vaccines, medicines and diagnostics for coronavirus, […]
Ursula von der Leyen said the international community should investigate how the coronavirus pandemic started | Oliver Hoslet/AFP via Getty Images Ursula von der Leyen backs probe into how coronavirus emerged The Commission chief says studying the outbreak’s origins is necessary to set up an ‘early warning system.’ By Laurens Cerulus 5/1/20, 12:00 PM CET […]
If there was a light at the end of this COVID-19 pandemic tunnel, it came from provinces unveiling plans this week to reopen some industries. But as some businesses get the green light, churches, mosques, temples and synagogues remain in the dark. Without a firm date on when it’ll be safe to return, some institutions […]
Details continue to emerge about the crash of a Canadian Armed Forces helicopter off the coast of Greece on April 29. Of the six crew members on board, only Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough’s body has been recovered so far. Friends and family described her as a force of nature and always eager to help, and also an […]
Another day, another story that really starts to feel like 2020 is a year that just really has an axe to grind with humanity as a whole. Asian giant hornets, which have been not-so-fondly dubbed murder hornets, have made their way to North America. They were discovered in British Columbia last summer but there’s growing […]
An Ontario health-care union is calling for criminal investigations and public inquiries into COVID-19-related deaths in the province’s long-term care homes. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare says Toronto and Peel Region police should open criminal investigations and the Progressive Conservative government and Ontario’s chief coroner need to do public inquiries. “Both frontline workers and […]
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The mayor of a northern Alberta city hit hard by flooding says he will seek disaster aid from higher levels of government while residents have been told they may need to boil their tap water for months. Don Scott, mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, said he spent the weekend […]
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes and businesses and began the difficult task of cleaning them this weekend, they also marked the anniversary of the start of an evacuation that emptied the northern Alberta city four years ago. “It was evident on May 3, 2016 and it […]