Minimum wage rises in 5 provinces today
Thousands of workers in five provinces across Canada get a raise on Thursday. Effective Oct. 1, the minimum wage goes up in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and [...]
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Transport Canada tells airlines to stop separating parents, children on flight
Canada’s transport minister quietly wrote to the heads of every major airline in the country earlier this year to try and stamp out a practice where parents were being [...]
Man faces 18 charges after 3 siblings, grandfather killed
A 29-year-old man faces 18 charges, including impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death, after three siblings and their grandfather died in a horrific crash [...]
Proverbs & Sayings – Luhya
From Isaiah Esipisu; Abanyole (Luhya) Community Ria omululu wakona khabili – Be fearful of the mighty in order to see another day.Amatsi kaila omwellema – Water [...]
‘Toronto 18’ terror plot leader stripped of citizenship
The federal government has revoked the citizenship of an Islamic extremist who masterminded a plot to bomb downtown Toronto in an effort to terrorize Canadians and cripple [...]
Start Over
When you’ve trusted God and walked his way When you’ve felt his hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way … Start over. When [...]
Kenya court suspends teachers’ strike
A court in Kenya has ordered teachers to suspend a month-long strike over pay and return to work immediately. Millions of children in Kenya have been unable to attend classes [...]
Teachers threaten to boycott national exams
The fate of Form Four and Standard Eight national examinations remained unclear yesterday after the two teachers’ unions said they would not allow teachers to supervise [...]
3 Steps to Improve your Linkedin Network
By Patrick Schoof ~~~~~~ “Welcome to LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network”. These words lead LinkedIn’s introduction. Its mission, “to connect the [...]
Business networking at annual Canada-East Africa golf tournament
By Essie Wambui Friendly competition is an anomaly except maybe within the confines of a golf course, where competition and business alliances happen simultaneously. That was [...]