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Leesa mattress review 2025: Every mattress we've tested and recommend
Leesa launched in 2015 to a crowded direct-to-consumer mattress industry and we've been covering it since 2016, Leesa currently sells 12 mattresses, from budget all-foam models to luxury hybrids with cooling innovations. As product testers who've...

Sources: LAFC to sign Canada’s Mathieu Choinière
Canadian national team midfielder Mathieu Choinière is finalizing a move to LAFC and is set to make a return to MLS after one year abroad, The Athletic has learned. Choinière, a CF Montréal homegrown product, signed with Grasshopper FC in...

Why are so few employers focused on inclusive, equitable hiring?
This echoes findings from Statistics Canada (StatCan) released in February. StatCan notes: Nearly 7 in 10 (68%) persons with disabilities or long-term conditions experienced a barrier to accessibility during a hiring process or one that...
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King Charles Gives First Health Update in Months in Candid Conversation with Cancer Survivor By Janine Henni
NEED TO KNOW King Charles gave a brief update on his health at his latest royal engagement Buckingham Palace announced in February 2024 that the King was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, and his treatment is ongoing An aide said in...

Squamish Nation and District sign historic MOU for reconciliation
'We all live here. We're not going away.' Those words from Sxwíxwtn Wilson Williams captured the spirit behind a new agreement between Indigenous leaders and municipal officials that aims to reshape how decisions are made in Squamish. It is...

327 Graduate from Chrisland Schools as Leaders Inspire with Messages of Purpose, Service
Funmi Ogundare Chrisland School recently celebrated a significant academic milestone by holding a joint valedictory service for the Class of 2025. A total of 327 graduating students across its five campuses were honored in a grand ceremony with...
King Charles Gives First Health Update in Months in Candid Conversation with Cancer Survivor
Tayfun Salci/Anadolu via Getty King Charles meets members of the public in Newmarket on July 22, 2025King Charles is offered a rare comment about his health as his treatment for cancer continues. On July 22, the King, 76, spoke about how he was...

A peek into the life of an ambassador’s wife
The Golden Rule: “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” In 2007, it was a luncheon when I first stepped into the home of my then-future mother-in-law. The grand hostess that day was her mother, lovingly called Mama Millie. The dining room...

PM Carney vows protection for Canadian jobs as Trump raises tariff stakes
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to defend the country’s workers and businesses in face of the US President Donald Trump’s proposed 35 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, set to take effect...

'I can't support this:' Nanaimo councillors reject staff request for fencing around City Hall parking lots
Multiple City staff members highlighted several situations over recent months and years, including fights breaking out in the parking lot, damage to vehicles and property, fires being lit, human waste being left behind and other health and safety...

Michael Knowles debanked by Stripe without explanation due to ‘legally binding order’
(LifeSiteNews) — Stripe, the largest payment processor in the U.S., debanked conservative commentator Michael Knowles, reportedly due to a “legally binding order.” As the Daily Wire host shared on Monday, his X monetization payments, which are...
DA Fortner on O’Brien conviction: ‘It’s a sad day for our office’
San Juan County DA speaks out on former chief deputy’s DWI San Juan County Chief Deputy District Attorney Dustin O'Brien arrested under suspicion of drunken driving after a Sept 15 single vehicle crash. × San Juan County District Attorney Jack...

Nanaimo Council Nixes Fence Proposal Over Doubts It Would Protect Staff From Drug Site Disorder
Nanaimo, B.C., Mayor Leonard Krog in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward Nanaimo, B.C., city council voted against a proposal to build a fence around its city hall parking lot as it decided the fence would not be effective in...

Senators hopeful for LeBreton site deal 'by the fall': Inside the team's new arena push
OTTAWA — Good news appears on the horizon in the Ottawa Senators’ quest to replace their home arena at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators are hopeful that a deal could be completed as soon as this fall between the team and the federally run...

CHL Coaches Set to Guide Canada in 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Hockey Canada has selected 13 coaches from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) to lead the national squads at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Prominent among them is Mathieu Turcotte, appointed as head coach of...

Income gap hit record high in Q1: Statistics Canada
Canada’s income gap has reached a record high and the wealth gap widened in the first quarter of this year, according to data Statistics Canada released Wednesday. The difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40%...

City councillors in Nanaimo, B.C., reject plan for fence to protect municipal staff
By Canadian Press Jul 16, 2025 | 5:38 PM VICTORIA — Nanaimo’s council has decided not to proceed with a plan to build a fence to protect city hall staff from disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next door. City staff had proposed a...

TSX flat as investors await trade updates
Canada’s main stock index was subdued on Tuesday, pressured by technology stocks, as investors awaited potential trade deals between the U.S. and its partners. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 0.03% at 27,307.73...

Carney announces new measures to protect and strengthen Canada’s steel industry
PRIME Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday announced a suite of targeted measures to stand behind Canada’s steel industry, protect Canadian careers, and invest in Canada’s homegrown industrial capacity to build Canada strong. Carney said: ““Our steel...

Recent Updates to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000
The New Long-Term Illness Leave As of June 19, 2025, the Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include a new protected leave: Long-Term Illness Leave. This new Long-Term Illness Leave creates essentially an indefinite leave...