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It would be a Valentine’s Day to remember. Nine years to the day after Canadian snowboarder Ryan Wedding flew down the slalom course at the Olympic Games in Utah, he was about to get married. But this was no ordinary celebration. At age 29, Wedding was already a convicted drug …
Read More »Canada watchdog probes Ralph Lauren over alleged forced Uyghur labour – National
Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced an investigation into fashion company Ralph Lauren over the alleged use of forced labour in its supply chains, while putting a Toronto-based mining firm on notice. Sheri Meyerhoffer, who is the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, said it’s not clear whether Ralph Lauren Canada LP …
Read More »Edmonton mayor demands 2 probes into police actions in lead-up to Chinatown killings
Follow this link to read more about CBC’s investigation into Justin Bone’s interactions with law enforcement. Edmonton’s mayor is demanding that Alberta’s solicitor general and the city’s police commission conduct reviews into actions by police in the days before two men were beaten to death in the Chinatown district. Amarjeet Sohi’s calls for …
Read More »AT&T, Verizon, Others to Pay $6 Million to Settle Probes Over Failed 911 Calls During 2020 Network Outages
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Friday that four telecom providers will pay a total of $6 million (roughly Rs. 45,60,81,000) to settle investigations into compliance with the agency’s 911 reliability rules during 2020 network outages. AT&T, CenturyLink, now Lumen Technologies, Intrado, and Verizon Communications will implement compliance plans to …
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