MONTREAL — Bombardier is suing Mitsubishi Aircraft in the United States over alleged trade secret misappropriation. The Quebec aerospace company alleges some of its own former employees passed on documents containing trade secrets to Mitsubishi before going to work for the company. The 92-page legal complaint filed in a Seattle court on Friday also targets…
Dr. Fern Riddell is a historian with a PhD in sex, suffrage and entertainment in the Victorian and Edwardian era. Her expertise has given her the opportunity to write for a number of high-profile publications like The Guardian and BBC History (she’s even blogged for HuffPost!). Riddell also works as a historical consultant on a…
A Saudi princess has been named the country’s first ever female ambassador, and its next envoy to the United States, amid strained diplomatic relations. Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud’s appointment comes as the conservative kingdom is under international scrutiny over the alleged torture of imprisoned female activists and the murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The…
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed by a group of Quebec parents against McDonald’s, accusing the fast-food chain of illegally marketing its popular “Happy Meals” to children under the age of 13. Filed Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, the lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s is breaking a provincial law, which prohibits any form of publicity…
Thailand’s Princess Ubolratana has apologised for causing “problems” for the Thai people after her attempt to run for office in next month’s election was abruptly blocked by her brother, the king. The princess’ unprecedented prime ministerial nomination on Friday by a party allied with populist ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra rattled the Southeast Asian nation and was…
In the wake of Monday’s horrific attack in Toronto, an unfamiliar and strange phrase started cropping up in news coverage and social media conversations: “incel” (short for “involuntary celibacy”). Boiled down, incel subculture is a deeply misogynistic online community united by the belief that heterosexual men who are awkward or unattractive are oppressed by modern…
The corporate tax cuts passed last year in the U.S. have been called fiscally irresponsible and even dangerous, but Canada’s business leaders seem to be growing increasingly jealous of them — or maybe more accurately, spooked by them. Numerous top Canadian executives have been arguing recently that Canada stands to lose its competitive advantage as…
OTTAWA — Canada will join Mexico and other European and Asian auto-producing countries this week to plot strategy ahead of the potential imposition of tariffs on vehicles and auto parts exported to the United States. Japan and the European Union organized the meeting for Tuesday in Geneva, where vice and deputy ministers from Canada, the…
Click:赴日it培训机构 OTTAWA — Pfizer Canada has advised Health Canada that there’s a shortage of its auto-injector EpiPen 0.3 mg and that its EpiPen Jr 0.15 mg is expected to be in short supply on Friday. A shortage does not necessarily mean there is no supply available in pharmacies, but the company says there is limited…
More than 100 migrants stormed the Calais ferry terminal in a coordinated push to board a Dover-bound ferry, forcing the authorities to delay its departure while they rounded them up yesterday. About half of the migrants managed to scramble onto the ferry and conceal themselves on board. Two fell into the sea and were rescued….