Apple is in trouble for its anti-union busting practices at one of its 270 stores in the United States. On June 20, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge, Lauren Esposito, ruled that the tech giant violated their employees’ rights by interfering with unionization efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC) location in New York City,…
Apple Found Guilty of Union-Busting Activities at NYC Store by Labor Judge
Northern Territory Considers Replacing ‘Uncompetitive’ Mining Royalties Scheme
The Northern Territory (NT) is looking to replace its current mining royalty scheme with one that is more competitive following a report that found it to be a deterrent to investment. Currently, the territory is looking at changing its profits-based scheme to one that is based on the underlying value of the extracted assets. The…
Sensitive US Navy Equipment Detected Missing Sub’s Implosion on Sunday
The U.S. Navy detected the Titanic-bound submersible’s implosion on Sunday, days before the information was disclosed to the public on Thursday after a massive search operation that captured global attention, according to a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) official. The five men aboard the Titan, who were attempting to explore the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic…
Footage of Violent Arrest Confronting, Says Top Cop
Queensland’s top cop has described as “very confronting” footage of a violent arrest where a driver was repeatedly punched and then tasered. Police were responding to a three-car crash in Brisbane’s north on June 22 when the agitated man allegedly confronted an officer from inside a car. Investigators say he was under the influence at…
Federal Justice Minister Orders New Trial for Two Men Convicted of Murder in 1974
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago. Lametti cited unspecified new evidence in his decision to order another trial for Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse, who were sentenced to life in prison in the…
Lytton, BC, Sues CN, CP Rail and Transport Canada Over 2021 Fire That Razed Village
The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass through the town during the deadly 2021 heat dome, before the community was razed by wildfire. The notice of claim says a train passed through the village 18…
Cursive Writing to Be Reintroduced in Ontario Schools This Fall
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name. “The research…
Saskatchewan Government Suspends Planned Parenthood Presentations in Schools
Saskatchewan’s education minister has suspended Planned Parenthood from making presentations in classrooms after the organization took “inappropriate” sexual material to a high school. Dustin Duncan said Thursday that the material, a pamphlet, was recently obtained by a Grade 9 student at the school in Lumsden, north of Regina. It included graphic, sexual words beginning with…
NDP Confident Inquiry Into Interference Will Come, but Details Still Being Negotiated
Canadians can be confident there will be a public inquiry into foreign interference, New Democratic House leader Peter Julian said Thursday. Opposition parties wanted the government to announce the inquiry before the House of Commons rose for the summer break, and for the last two weeks Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been leading intense…
3M Reaches $10.3 Billion Settlement Over US Allegations of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination
Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with several U.S. public drinking water systems to resolve allegations of contamination of “forever chemicals.” The company announced Thursday that the agreement “includes present value commitment of up to $10.3 billion payable over 13 years.” The $10.3 billion agreement would settle a case that had been…
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