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By Ben Cousins, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An Ontario township council has unanimously voted to bring in a four-day workweek for its employees following a successful pilot project. Council for Zorra Township, a community of 8,138 people between Kitchener and London, Ont., shifted from a
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Legendary pro wrestler Bret “The Hitman” Hart says he’s honoured to become the first in the sport to be inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. “In the WWE, I’ve been in a hall of fame twice, which has
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says the country will donate just over 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other African countries to boost the continent’s vaccine drive. The doses are worth approximately $18 million and will be produced at the Aspen Pharmacare
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says the country will donate just over 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other African countries to boost the continent’s vaccine drive. The doses are worth approximately $18 million and will be produced at the Aspen Pharmacare
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Heading into the Christmas week, nuclear energy has become a big thorn in the side of the European Union. The 27-nation bloc needs to decide whether to include nuclear-generated energy among the economic activities that qualify for sustainable investment. A big rise in energy
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most of the public continues to take precautions to guard against the risks of Covid-19 and nearly 4 in 10 Americans think they’ll continue doing so for the foreseeable future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. More than half, 55%, say the risk of coronavirus remains high enough
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and remains in police custody after four young boys died in a house fire in Sutton, south London, the city’s Metropolitan Police said Friday. The boys, two sets of twins, aged 3 and 4 years old, were
Continue Reading BY KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are hammering the already beleaguered travel and tourism industries and adding to the gloom in Europe in the midst of the crucial holiday season. Travelers are rearranging or canceling trips
Continue Reading BY KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are hammering the already beleaguered travel and tourism industries and adding to the gloom in Europe in the midst of the crucial holiday season. Travelers are rearranging or canceling trips
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to their highest level on record, British businesses are shutting their doors again — but not because of government instructions. Restaurants and other venues are instead deciding they have no choice but to close early
Continue Reading By CHISATO TANAKA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — A fire that spread from a fourth-floor mental clinic in an eight-story building in downtown Osaka in western Japan has left 24 dead in what police are treating as a possible case of arson. Police are searching for a man who witnesses saw
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Manu Raju, CNN Just before Donald Trump took the stage at an August rally in Alabama that was meant to boost GOP Rep. Mo Brooks‘ US Senate bid, the former President ran into one of Brooks’ primary opponents offstage. The previously unreported encounter between Trump and Katie Boyd Britt was described
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One schoolteacher says she’s been badly injured twice by students. Another says she’s so drained at the end of the day she doesn’t have the energy to leave her couch. A third has already made the mental calculation that in the event of a school shooting, she’ll stay
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ZURICH (AP) — Former England defender Steven Caulker has switched eligibility to represent Sierra Leone. Caulker can now be selected for the African Cup of Nations. The tournament starts on Jan. 9 in Cameroon and Sierra Leone is in a group with Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea. FIFA rules let Caulker change eligibility because
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security pacts demanding that Ukraine and other ex-Soviet countries be barred from joining NATO and that restrictions on troops and weapons in Europe be put in place. The documents have been submitted to the U.S. and its allies. Russia is
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security pacts demanding that Ukraine and other ex-Soviet countries be barred from joining NATO and that restrictions on troops and weapons in Europe be put in place. The documents have been submitted to the U.S. and its allies. Russia is
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet A summer spent fetching coffee and answering phones can result in a more impressive resume, but you may be paying for it for years. Unpaid internships have become an unfortunate necessity for many students looking to launch their careers, but not everyone can depend on family for support. Some take
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet A summer spent fetching coffee and answering phones can result in a more impressive resume, but you may be paying for it for years. Unpaid internships have become an unfortunate necessity for many students looking to launch their careers, but not everyone can depend on family for support. Some take
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Federal Reserve and most other central banks are shifting into inflation-fighting mode as pandemic recoveries power ahead despite renewed outbreaks of coronavirus. But while surging prices are haunting consumers and confounding economic planners in the U.S. and other countries, they’re still a distant concern in Japan. Its economy,
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Federal Reserve and most other central banks are shifting into inflation-fighting mode as pandemic recoveries power ahead despite renewed outbreaks of coronavirus. But while surging prices are haunting consumers and confounding economic planners in the U.S. and other countries, they’re still a distant concern in Japan. Its economy,
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