The maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin has reached a settlement of $270 million (£204m) with the state of Oklahoma, as the Sackler family behind the company faces mounting criticism over their role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, was one of 13 drug manufacturers named in Oklahoma’s…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is proud to announce the top 25 finalists for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, which will be presented prior to the start of the 2015 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. This year’s 25 finalists hail from 23…
TORONTO — A Gillette advertisement depicting sexism in boardrooms, backyards and on street corners is the latest in a wave of socially conscious promotions to crop up in the wake of the Me Too era, and a message that is likely to find a receptive audience in Canada — particularly among women. The U.S.-based shaving…
Click:Diisopropenylbenzene manufacturer Click:Bearbrick collection MONTREAL — The director of Montreal’s public health department is welcoming a recent report by Toronto’s board of health pushing the federal government to decriminalize all drugs. Mylene Drouin says she’s in favour of the report, which calls for a health-oriented drug policy instead of a crime-driven one. Drouin says in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Unbeaten Tufts University (41-0) starts defense of its two straight national championships later this week in a familiar position — as the top-ranked team in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Top 25 softball rankings. Tufts matched two NCAA Division III marks by winning the New England Small College…
TORONTO — Home sales across the Greater Toronto Area fell nearly 15 per cent in November, compared with a year ago, as sale prices continued to see moderate growth, a suggestion that Canada’s largest city still remains a seller’s market. The Toronto Real Estate Board says there were 6,251 residential transactions recorded last month through…
Click:forged ball valve Square Enix has unveiled the Expansion Pass to Just Cause 4, which will bring three new content packs to the open-world action game in 2019. Purchasing the Expansion Pass gives you access to all three planned content packs, and you can also gain access to them by purchasing the game’s Gold edition….
SYDNEY, N.S. — More than 600 people have lost their jobs after a call centre in Cape Breton abruptly closed, leaving employees without work weeks before Christmas. ServiCom officials gathered workers at the operation in Sydney on Thursday to announce that it was shuttering the facility. Watch: Indeed’s top 5 places to work in Canada…
“Saturday Night Live’s” cast morphed into wild and crazy Republican senators in the cold open to party hearty over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice. The sketch was a lightning-fast turnaround just hours after Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48 in a Senate vote. “Let’s ralph til we boof!” yelled Louisiana Sen. John…
Click:F80001-1 The mystery surrounding the death of a Moroccan model who was due to testify against Silvio Berlusconi over his “bunga bunga” sex parties has deepened after no traces of radioactivity were found in her body. Imane Fadil, 34, died in hospital in Milan earlier this month from massive organ failure after telling her brother…