No wages, no holiday pay, no vacation pay for independent contractor The Ontario Labour Relations Board has rescinded an order to pay wages, vacation pay, and holiday pay to a worker who was an independent contractor and not an employee. 04/24/2024 - 8:24 am | View Link
Keeping these exotic pets is ‘cruel’ and ‘dangerous,’ Canadian animal advocates say By Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadian pet owners are finding companionship beyond dogs and cats. Tigers, alligators, scorpions and tarantulas are among ... 04/24/2024 - 3:42 am | View Link
Some voters failed to complete year on newly redesigned Pennsylvania mail ballot envelopes Some counties are rejecting primary mail ballots that are missing the last two digits of the year, despite the Department of State’s advice to count them. 04/23/2024 - 11:30 am | View Link
Trump hush money trial live updates: Hearing to determine if Trump is held in contempt Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in ... 04/23/2024 - 2:30 am | View Link
Daniel Dennett: 'Why civilisation is more fragile than we realised' Before his recent death, the influential philosopher Daniel Dennett spoke to the BBC about why he saw new dangers from AI. 04/22/2024 - 10:16 pm | View Link
A new collaboration between Heineken and Bodega signals the arrival of ‘dumbphones‘ into the mainstream.
Gen Z is sick of smartphones—and big brands are starting to catch on.
Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter has devoted her life to researching the dying ecosystem. Here, she talks about what that means.
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Colorado lawmakers have passed new legislation in a years-long effort to curb foreclosures by homeowners associations and metropolitan districts that are based on unpaid fines and fees.
The reform bills — including one for metro districts that’s already been signed into law — have aimed to create new regulations for HOAs and metro districts by restricting foreclosure filings of the kind that hit thousands of homeowners in recent years.
What determines which events and interactions create memories? There are several factors to consider.
Most of what happens to you every day vanishes without a trace. Countless walks, interactions, meals, and discussions have little or no long-term impact on your brain. You will have no memory of many of the people you pass when you walk by them, or of particular words that someone spoke to you (even if you recall the gist of what they were saying).
Here’s what your morning routine should look like, according to Laura Mae Martin, Google’s executive productivity advisor.
Whether or not breakfast is the most important meal of the day is up for debate. What’s not, however, is the importance of mornings. Laura Mae Martin, author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-being, says those first couple of hours deserve and require more attention than other parts of your day.
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (AP Business Writer)
NEW YORK (AP) — Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U. S. received President Joe Biden’s official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.
Critics of the sell-or-be-banned ultimatum argue it violates TikTok users’ First Amendment rights.