Descrease article font size Increase article font size Shaw users in B.C.’s Interior may have noticed that their internet, television and home phone services are taking a break. According to the internet and TV service provider that Rogers recently acquired, its crews are working to resolve a problem that affects …
Read More »How a rural Nova Scotia village found a new doctor amid widespread shortage
A housing shortage, large patient rosters, and a lack of support are some challenges for recruiters looking to attract doctors to rural areas of Nova Scotia. That challenge is underscored by a doctor shortage that’s left more than 100,000 Nova Scotians without a family doctor. Despite those challenges, Sacred Heart …
Read More »Despite turbulent airline travel this summer, widespread hiring continues for flight attendants
For many Canadians travelling by air this summer, navigating chaotic airports, airline cancellations and delays is daunting, but for flight attendants, it’s their everyday working reality. Part of their job these days is hearing all about those issues from passengers. “They’re on the plane with the passengers, so it’s a captive …
Read More »Ukrainian forces withdraw from Severodonetsk amid widespread Russian shelling
Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine on Saturday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since the Second World War entered its fifth month. Russian artillery and airstrikes pounded the twin cities of Severodonetsk and …
Read More »Activision Blizzard sued by state agency over alleged widespread discrimination
Enlarge / Sign on facade of Activision’s Los Angeles offices. Getty Images On Wednesday, a California State agency filed a lawsuit against the game publisher Activision Blizzard over allegations of rampant sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. The nature of this harassment is so widespread, the lawsuit claims, that women who have …
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