A year after a harassment and bullying scandal rocked the province’s Liberal government, a new workplace policy was tabled Monday in the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature. A legislature committee drafted the blueprint after consultations found concerns over gender-based harassment and power imbalances between elected members. It establishes a clearer process for legislative employees bringing harassment […]

Burlington’s controversial development freeze continues to fuel discussion at city hall. City Council will vote April 23 on a request for an exemption from the interim control bylaw from the developer of a proposed seniors housing project at 1157-1171 Northshore Boulevard East. The developer argues that an exemption is justified, in part, because a senior’s […]

In a Nordic country used to a high level of state social care, Finns were shocked to hear of care homes leaving elderly patients all night in soaked diapers, a scandal that may play a part in helping the left return to power after 20 years in opposition. With one of the most rapidly aging […]

WASHINGTON — Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota raised more than $5.2 million over the first seven weeks of her presidential bid, her campaign said on Monday. Her total, for the first quarter of the year, puts her well short of the leading fund-raisers in the Democratic field, though she appeared to have come in just […]

The Mansion House paid more than €2,200 in taxpayers’ money to former presidential candidate Gavin Duffy for a media training session for Dublin’s Lord Mayor. The training module included Mr Duffy conducting an interview with Lord Mayor Nial Ring, in which he picked apart the good and bad responses made by the north inner city […]

The eurosceptic party was set up three months ago due to fears over Brexit delays. Last week alone it received “hundreds of thousands of pounds” in donations as it gears up for May’s European elections. The party is set to field 70 candidates across the country. An insider told the Financial Times: “You’ll be very […]

The federal government wants to issue more visas for foreign workers to take temporary jobs in housekeeping, landscaping and other fields — even as President Trump seeks to seal off the border with Mexico, where most of those workers come from. The Departments of Homeland Security and Labor said they planned to issue up to […]

Millions of people will see their state benefits and pensions change today in an annual shake-up to the system. State pensions will rise by £3.25 a week (old) or £4.25 (new), taking the rate up to £168.60 for the New State Pension. Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Carers' Allowance are rising by around […]

Theresa May has agreed to a new customs union – which she does not want to call a customs union – with Jeremy Corbyn, in a bid to win over Labour and pass her Brexit deal through Parliament. Brexiteers reacted with fury to the Prime Minister’s plan to enshrine in law a customs arrangement with […]

Senior civil servants’ pay is outstripping Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s by more than €18,000 following a wage hike last week. New figures from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform reveal the salaries of the most high-ranking secretaries general of government departments have hit €204,020 a year. Their wages stood at €197,117 last year – so […]