Calls mount for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to resign

‘A prime minister committed to true reconciliation would have removed Randy,’ said former Liberal cabinet minister Jody-Wilson Raybould Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault takes part in a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Calls for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault … Read more

Keir Starmer backs Rachel Reeves as fury rages over Budget tax hikes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Sir Keir Starmer insisted he still has confidence in Chancellor Rachel Reeves despite a torrent of criticism over her tax-hiking Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiked employer national insurance contributions by £25.7 billion in a bid to boost Treasury coffers. But the move has led to dire warnings of job losses, … Read more

Labour branded ‘utterly reckless’ over national insurance raid on dentists

The Chancellor used her Budget to hike employers’ national insurance contributions (Image: Getty) Labour was branded “utterly reckless” over its failure to carry out an impact assessment into its national insurance raid on dentists. There have been fears after the hike in employers’ national insurance contributions was announced at the Budget. Health minister Stephen Kinnock … Read more

How the world’s first ‘punk undertaker’ is redefining funerals as we know them

An outdoor service for one of Rupert’s clients (Image: Rupert Callender / The Green Funeral Company ) Rupert Callender is not your usual funeral director. You won’t find him trying to upsell mahogany coffins from a catalogue while juggling appointments with the bereaved. And much of the rigmarole surrounding the rituals of modern death frankly … Read more

Woman in driverless taxi blocked by men demanding her number

A piece of advice: if you’re a woman who often takes a Waymo alone, maybe don’t until there’s a solution for this An autonomous Waymo Jaguar I-Pace on Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco, on November 17, 2023Photo by Jason Henry When the idea of autonomous cars was first floated, conversations about safety centred on … Read more

What’s new at art galleries in Ottawa, from the National Gallery of Canada to artist-run studios

You can catch rare drawings by Klimt and Munch, Sobey Art Award finalists, and textile works on view in Ottawa. The large bronze sculpture of a spider entitled “Maman” by Louise Bourgeois has been one of Ottawa’s most visible landmarks and widely photographed since its installation in 2005. Photo by Wayne Cuddington /POSTMEDIA FILES Reviews … Read more

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