Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

The Mix

Think you can't negotiate work benefits? You can if you get creative, experts say

Think you can't negotiate work benefits? You can if you get creative, experts say

Not all workplace benefits plans are created equal. Experts say it's important to understand what's in the plan before signing a contract at a new job, and whether there's room to negotiate some extra perks better tailored to your life.
Israeli soldiers bar media from visiting West Bank villages on tour organized by Oscar winners

Israeli soldiers bar media from visiting West Bank villages on tour organized by Oscar winners

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers on Monday barred journalists from entering villages in the West Bank on a planned tour organized by the directors of the Oscar-winning movie “No Other Land.
Oxford Properties buys CPP Investments' stake in office portfolio in Western Canada

Oxford Properties buys CPP Investments' stake in office portfolio in Western Canada

TORONTO — Oxford Properties Group has signed a deal to buy the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's 50 per cent stake in a group of office properties in Western Canada that they co-own for $730 million.
Budapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary's legislative Pride ban

Budapest police deny LGBTQ+ march request, citing Hungary's legislative Pride ban

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police issued an order on Tuesday denying a request to hold an LGBTQ+ event later in central Budapest, a consequence of recent steps by the right-wing populist government aimed at banning the popular Budapest Pride march.
How to turn down the volume and protect wildlife in your yard and garden

How to turn down the volume and protect wildlife in your yard and garden

In the garden, the start of the growing season means the return of dirt under our fingernails, the scent of freshly spread mulch and the first blooming roses.
Liberal government legislation to further tighten Canada-U.S. border expected today

Liberal government legislation to further tighten Canada-U.S. border expected today

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is expected to introduce a bill today spelling out the federal government's next steps on border security.
OAN's Pentagon reporter learns the limits of expressing her own opinion

OAN's Pentagon reporter learns the limits of expressing her own opinion

Assigned to cover the Pentagon for the conservative outlet One America News Network, Gabrielle Cuccia didn't pretend to be an unbiased reporter.
Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Wildfire forces more out in Saskatchewan, hotels open up for Manitoba evacuees

Winnipeg hotels were opening up Monday to evacuees who fled their homes due to raging wildfires, while to the west in Saskatchewan thousands more were ordered to flee.
Swedish inquiry finds abuse and fraud in international adoptions dating back decades

Swedish inquiry finds abuse and fraud in international adoptions dating back decades

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish commission recommended Monday that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades.
Manitoba Opposition Tories agree to speed passage of free trade bill before summer

Manitoba Opposition Tories agree to speed passage of free trade bill before summer

WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians reached a deal to speed passage of a free trade bill Monday, hours before the legislature was to break for the summer. More than 30 other bills were also set to be approved on the last day of the spring sitting.
$(function() { $(".nav-social-ft").append('
  • '); });