Office space scarce as federal public servants return to the office four days a week
Thousands of federal public servants are starting a new work schedule Monday that will see them on-site in the office four days a week, though a lack of office space is delaying the return for some departments.
The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May.
Jeffrey MacDonald, a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, said most of the department’s employees will work on-site only three days a week until the
Trump says World Cup referee’s red card call was ‘horrible’ but insists he left outcome to FIFA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday took credit for getting FIFA to review a red card issued against the United States’ star forward Folarin Balogun at the World Cup but said he did not demand an outcome.
“All I did was ask for a review,” Trump said when asked about it during an unrelated Oval Office event. “I didn’t say, ‘You have to do this.’”
Trump confirmed that he called FIFA President Gianni Infantino and asked for a second look at the
What to know after FIFA lifts suspension of US star Folarin Balogun
FIFA’s stunning decision to lift the suspension of a star U.S. player has riled the host country’s next World Cup opponent, Belgium, and sent soccer fans — and political leaders — into a frenzy over the influence President Donald Trump may have had over the extremely rare ruling.
Hours before kickoff, FIFA dismissed Belgium’s challenge to the most-debated political intervention in a World Cup in decades. That means forward Folarin Balogun is eligible to play on Monday night in Seattle. A win would
Carney names Alan Diner as new Federal Court chief justice
OTTAWA — Justice Alan Diner is the new Federal Court chief justice, replacing Paul Crampton who retired at the end of October.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Diner’s appointment in a news release Monday.
The new chief justice takes on a leadership role as a growing case backlog, primarily driven by immigration issues, strains court resources.
About 6,400 immigration cases were brought to Federal Court in 2020, a figure in line with the trend over the previous decade. The caseload spiked sharply in
2-year-old bitten in the face during coyote attack at Whitby playground
A two‑year‑old boy suffered serious injuries after a coyote entered a Whitby playground and bit him in the face over the weekend.
Durham police say the attack happened around 8:30 p.m. on July 5 at Vanier Park, located at 99 Vanier St.
The child was in the playground when a coyote suddenly approached and attacked, biting him in the face before his guardian and several bystanders intervened and managed to scare the animal away.
The toddler was taken to a local hospital with serious
Iran war hampered business confidence, drove up price expectations: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA — The Iran war both hampered business confidence and sent inflation expectations soaring, the Bank of Canada revealed in a new set of business outlook surveys published Monday.
Those opposing forces on the economy also pushed the central bank to introduce new metrics for tracking sales and price activity in an increasingly shock-prone world.
The Bank of Canada’s latest surveys show that input costs and geopolitical uncertainty were on the rise over the past three months, hurting sales expectations for most firms outside the oil and gas sector in the Prairies
Ontario and Alberta pitch ‘nation‑building’ pipeline to move Canadian oil coast‑to‑coast
The province has unveiled the proposed route for the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, a west‑to‑east crude oil pipeline project that would stretch roughly 3,300 kilometres from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario.
The announcement was made Monday in Calgary by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who framed the corridor as a historic infrastructure project designed to reduce Canada’s reliance on foreign oil imports and strengthen domestic supply chains.
The proposed corridor would move an estimated 500,0
Suspects sought after smash‑and‑grab robbery at Richmond Hill electronics store
York Regional Police (YRP) are asking for the public’s help identifying two men after an alleged smash‑and‑grab robbery at a commercial business in Richmond Hill over the weekend.
Officers were called to the area of High Tech Road and Red Maple Road around 3:20 p.m. on July 5 following reports of a robbery in progress.
When police arrived, they learned two suspects — each armed with at least one metal object — had entered the store and immediately began smashing glass display cases
Report: Kawhi Leonard hires new agent, eyes contract extension with Raptors
Kawhi Leonard has new representation.
The Toronto Raptors star hired Harrison Gaines of SLASH Sports as his agent as he eyes a contract extension with his new team, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Monday.
Gaines is expected to meet with the Raptors to discuss a new deal after the trade from the Los Angeles Clippers becomes official this week.
The Raptors reportedly sent Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks and two second-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers to bring back Leonard, who won Finals MVP
George Clooney to get the lifetime achievement prize from Venice Film Festival
George Clooney is returning to the Venice Film Festival this year, where he’ll be honored with a lifetime achievement award. The festival’s organizers said Monday that Clooney has been selected to receive the Golden Lion at the 83rd edition of the festival in September.
“I’ve had so many extraordinary moments in Venice. This festival is without question my favorite and to be given the Golden Lion is a tremendous honor,” Clooney said in a statement. “It also probably means I’m old