Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down to 6.7% to end 2024
A jump in new jobs helped bring the Canadian unemployment rate down a tick to 6.7 per cent in December, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian employers collectively added some 91,000…
CHARLEBOIS: How grocery giants are shortchanging Canadians
The bread price-fixing scandal investigation marks its 10th anniversary this year. Initiated in 2015, the Competition Bureau’s work remains incomplete. That’s right, it is still ongoing. While Loblaw, Weston Bakeries…
‘I had weight loss surgery and ended up vomiting flesh, it isn’t worth it’
A woman who paid £10,000 for weight loss surgery was left “throwing up lumps of flesh”. Sofia Alessia, 27, put on weight during her first pregnancy and went from size…
Raise a glass to Dry January with NI’s top soft drink producers
Minerals. In any other part of the world this word usually means something you dig up from the ground or find in trace amounts in our food. But here, in…
Local council apologises over major parking charges error as Mayor takes ‘full responsibility’ for mishap
A local authority has been forced to apologise to residents after failing to notice a huge parking error which saw thousands of drivers unfairly charged. Bedford Borough Council admitted that…
Man blasts parents for bringing ill toddler on plane – but not everyone agrees
A heated debate has erupted after a man publicly shamed a pair of parents for bringing their sick toddler on a flight, despite the youngster being visibly unwell. The man,…
Ulster recall captain Iain Henderson for must-win European clash against Leicester
Ulster have recalled skipper Iain Henderson following a brief injury lay-offs as one of five changes for their must-win Champions Cup tie against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Saturday…
Actor Steve Guttenberg returns to his once-lush LA neighbourhood now charred by devastating wildfire
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‘My cancer signs were missed for 4 years as doctors said I had a UTI’
A mum-of-three was shocked to discover she was suffering from stage four bowel cancer – after doctors told her she had a urine infection. Zoe Gardner-Lawson, 36, suddenly began to…
Pictured: Suspect bailed after appearing in Spanish court over Belfast man John George’s murder case
A man brought to court in Spain after being arrested in the John George murder investigation has been released on bail by an investigating judge pending an ongoing criminal probe.