In the news: LifeLabs lawsuit and no fireworks as fires rage in Australia
Here’s what’s making headlines on Dec. 30, 2019The Canadian Press / December 30, 2019
Year: 2019
Canadian group to repatriate Canadarm company in $1-billion deal with Maxar
The group sees significant growth potential for MDA under its new ownership.The Canadian Press / December 30, 2019
Reitmans CEO Jeremy Reitman has died, company announces
When he took control, the company was growing, from 854 stores in 2004 to 968 in 2011The Canadian Press / December 30, 2019
A passion for fashion
Three decades in business for Barbara HubbardWire Service / December 30, 2019
Mounties eyed Cold War candid camera scheme, declassified documents show
The idea of snapping surreptitious images developed in late November 1964The Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
New industry develops around sucking carbon dioxide out of atmosphere
The market for such products has been estimated at $1 trillion a yearThe Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
LifeLabs facing proposed class action over data breach affecting up to 15M clients
LifeLabs said the data hack affected up to 15 million customers, almost all of them in Ontario and B.C.The Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
Service Canada told key to improving use, ease of online services is human touch
The Service Canada review noted barriers to applying online for benefits are ‘psychological and emotional’The Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at church near Fort Worth, Texas
Authorities have released scant details about the victims, the shooter and what led to the attackThe Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
Trump retweets post naming alleged whistleblower
Unmasking the whistleblower, who works in the intelligence field, could violate federal protection lawsAssociated Press / December 29, 2019
5 stabbed at New York rabbi’s house on Hanukkah; suspect in custody
Governor called the attack an act of domestic terrorismAssociated Press / December 29, 2019
Canadians with health issues face difficulty finding affordable life insurance
There’s a trend of people needing insurance for a longer periodThe Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
VIDEO: Kenney takes blowtorch to NDP policies in 2019, aims for jobs progress in 2020
The NDP’s long-term plan to move the electricity system to a capacity market was scrappedThe Canadian Press / December 29, 2019
The top stories and trends that defined the past decade in Canada
Opioids, gender identity and real estate all big talkers since 2010The Canadian Press / December 28, 2019
‘Queen of Giraffes’ among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
Anne Dagg’s work in the 1950s documenting the creatures in Africa paved the way for othersThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2019
Border agents on the lookout for parental abductions during holiday season
‘Good year or bad year, in Quebec we’re talking about 100 or so cases,’ said Pina ArcamoneThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2019
Raptors named The Canadian Press team of the year for historic championship run
Raptors earned 61 of 67 votes in a poll of writers, broadcasters and editors across the countryThe Canadian Press / December 28, 2019
Lee Mendelson, producer of ‘Charlie Brown Christmas,’ dies on Christmas day
Mendelson wrote the lyrics to the show’s signature song, ‘Christmas Time Is Here’Associated Press / December 28, 2019
Sicamous RCMP pursuing charges against Alberta driver for collision with tow truck
Tow-truck operator was recovering vehicle from ditch along Highway 1 in MalakwaLachlan Labere / December 27, 2019
Inuk singer Kelly Fraser, whose Rihanna cover in Inuktitut inspired a music career, dies at 26
The pop musician, who was living in Winnipeg, died earlier this weekThe Canadian Press / December 27, 2019