CBC News Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers €11,000 ($14,454 Cdn) each to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany when the captain deviated from his route. Costa,…
DAVOS, Switzerland – The federal government is poised to transform immigration, pensions and research and development policy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today. In a major speech to global movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum, he said the…
A mother charged with killing three of her daughters and the first wife in her polygamous marriage accused prosecutors of making up stories and criticized authorities for jailing a “respectable family,” during her last day of cross-examination. (…) During testimony…
In recent weeks, media attention has focused on the US republican primary elections. In some states, the wining candidate has won by a mere handful of votes. Thus clearly, every single vote does count. A recent article in The Economist…
The special prosecutor handling the alleged criminal offences in Bountiful, B.C., has resigned. In a written statement, Attorney General Shirley Bond said Richard Peck is taking himself off the job. “I have been informed by the assistant deputy attorney general…
A recent article by Adrian Dayton in The National Law Journal predicts that this will be the year that lawyers start engaging online. He describes lawyers as being unusually conservative when it comes to social media and notes that law…
Are you looking for new clients in the New Year? Once you’ve developed your web profile on sites like AdviceScene.com to connect with clients where they’re now looking for a lawyer, you’ll want to consider how best to serve them.…
Weapons-grade uranium is quietly being transported within Canada, and into the United States, in shipments the country’s nuclear watchdog wants to keep cloaked in secrecy. A confidential federal memo obtained through the Access to Information Act says at least one…
As observed by Josh Camson, the recent muppets production offers some helpful career advise for all in the coming year. Find the posting on our LinkedIn goup HERE
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