This family-run company is behind Drake's massive ice sculpture

After Drake's massive ice formation took over a parking lot in downtown Toronto, it had some people asking the question: 'How on earth did 3,500 blocks of ice end up there?'
His language was lost. His worker was drunk: Inside Kirby Mistenapeo's time in care

The lawyer for the family of deceased Innu teen Kirby Mistenapeo says child protection officials in Newfoundland and Labrador were aware that his primary caregiver was drinking on the job — one of the many alleged systemic failings raised on Thursday.
Why Trump's appearance at White House correspondents dinner is triggering controversy

U.S. President Donald Trump, who regularly attacks news coverage and journalists he dislikes with lawsuits and verbal tirades, will be the featured guest at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and annual gala celebrating freedom of the press.
Michael Jackson biopic turns up the music and mutes the controversy. What's wrong with that?

Antoine Fuqua's Michael is a surface-level replay of the iconic King of Pop's life. Audiences get toe-tapping entertainment value and an impressive impersonation by nephew Jaafar Jackson at the expense of virtually any investigation into the mind and motivations of the eponymous star.
Mounties, border officers and cyber spies shut out of early retirement incentive

Front-line security and intelligence workers including Mounties won't be able to access the government's penalty‑free early retirement incentive as federal public safety agencies focus on getting more people in the door — not out.
In Europe, cashiers get to sit. Why is that not the case in Canada?

It only takes around 17 minutes of standing still for someone to feel pain, according to a UQAM professor emeritus and ergonomist. While cashiers across much of Europe are typically seated while working, their Canadian counterparts remain on their feet – raising questions about their well-being and health.
Family says mom of baby who died was ‘begging for help’ at remote Ontario hospital, waiting for doctor's call

The family of an 11-month-old Cree baby from Attawapiskat who died in a Fort Albany hospital in northeastern Ontario this month says he would still be alive if he had received the health care he needed and deserved. Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner says it's investigating.


