CME warns Ontario manufacturers struggling to fill thousands of job vacancies
TORONTO — Industry group Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters is warning on the rising number of job vacancies in Ontario’s manufacturing sector as positions go unfilled, thousands of new positions are set to be created and a wave of retirements takes hold.
Ontario has more than 18,900 vacancies and more than 7,000 confirmed new manufacturing jobs opening up in the next two years in the electric vehicle and automotive space, the trade association of manufacturers said.
“It has been persistent over the last few years
Annette Bening named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her , was named Thursday as the 2024 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. Since 1951, it has bestowed this award annually on women “who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.” Other winners have included Meryl Streep,
Weekend need-to-know: NHL All-Star weekend takes over Toronto
The streets of Toronto will be crawling with NHLers this weekend as All-Star festivities take over the city. There will be events happening at several different spots offering chances for fans to check out their favourite hockey players.
There will be lots of events this weekend to celebrate the NHL All-Star weekend, culminating in the All-Star Skills competition on Friday and the All-Star game on Saturday, both at Scotiabank Arena.
The weekend kicks off with NHL All Star Player Draft and the PWHL 3-on-
‘NPR is cool!’ How Tiny Desk Concerts became a pop culture phenomenon
NEW YORK (AP) — As DJ Mannie Fresh’s trademark “ladies and gentlemen” catchphrase ricocheted throughout the office, a giddy Juvenile, draped in white with his signature bandana, . It wasn’t surprising that the native of New Orleans — a city known for brass bands and live music — felt at home for his Tiny Desk Concert. What is remarkable? Just weeks prior, the legendary rapper had been unaware of the popular, stripped-down, live music series.
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Boygenius on the 2024 Grammys, ‘The Record,’ the Chicks and the ever-looming question of new music
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At , boygenius — the major label rock band built of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — is up for six awards, tying the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and more.
Those include two major categories: record of the year (for the single “Not Strong Enough”) album of the year (for ). If they win either of those, they’d be the first “all-female” group to do so
Liberals delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027
The Liberal government is legislating a three-year delay to its controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying to include those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.
Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation Thursday morning that would postpone the change until March 17, 2027, just over six weeks before it was scheduled to take effect.
That pushes the expansion until past the next federal election, which must take place by October 2025.
Both Holland and Justice Minister Arif Virani say they agree with
Jury hears that Michigan school shooter blamed parents for not getting him help
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan school shooter testified in her own defense Thursday, denying any responsibility for the deaths of four students but also wishing her son would have “killed us instead.”
“I don’t want to say that I’m a victim because I don’t want to disrespect those families that truly are the victims on this,” Jennifer Crumbley told the jury. “But we did lose a lot.”
“You lost everything,” attorney Shannon
Biden will issue an executive order aimed at Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — on Thursday issued an that targets and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, in an initial round against
Those settlers were involved in acts of violence, as well as threats and attempts to destroy or seize Palestinian property, according to the order. The penalties aim to block the four from using the U.S. financial system and bar American citizens from dealing with them. U.S. officials said they were evaluating whether to punish others involved in attacks that have intensified during the .
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Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday ordered a to be held in jail for two more months pending trial in a case widely seen as part of the Kremlin’s unrelenting crackdown on dissent and free speech.
Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was taken into custody on Oct. 18 and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent while collecting information about the Russian military. Later, she
Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson
OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation this spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court of Canada has with the Impact Assessment Act, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says.
The updated bill, which responds to a Supreme Court decision from October, will go beyond just addressing the court’s concerns, Wilkinson said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
The plan is to streamline the review process even further.
“We’re thinking a lot about how do we actually make this more effective, to reduce duplication