TORONTO — Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea says about 150 jobs in Canada could be impacted over two years as it adjusts to changing customer behaviour. The retailer expects to cut 7,500 jobs worldwide as it addresses urbanization, new technology and digitalization that are changing the way customers live and shop. Ikea says the cutbacks…
The Christian faith and military might have been among the cornerstones of Russian national identity for centuries. And it’s still the case at the end of 2018, a fresh poll reveals. The Russians have the most trust in the military and church among all other state and public institutions in the country, the All-Russian Public…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s official app for the 2017 NFCA National Convention in Las Vegas is now available. Powered by Diamond Kinetics, the free app is an opportunity for attendees to have all convention related items available to them in one quick click of a button after downloading it to your IOS…
To the outside world, Albertan innovation has long been viewed as a one-trick pony, with most of the attention given to the province’s oil and gas industry. But a group of students at the University of Calgary is working to change that, asking bright young scholars from a variety of disciplines to build new products…
OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball announced the list of athletes invited to participate at the 2018 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp to be held January 1-5, 2018 at Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla. A total of 61 athletes were invited to attend the Selection Camp with 56 athletes accepting the invitation. Those…
VANCOUVER — An opportunistic otter that is preying on koi in a unique downtown Vancouver garden has eaten at least three more of the large fish and continues to evade efforts to trap and remove it. The Vancouver Park Board confirms on social media that the otter, which moved into the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical…
A social media account sharing anime-style drawings of religious icons has caused public outcry in Russia, with priests and believers calling the artwork “inappropriate” and “sinful.” A social media group followed by thousands of people has been posting images of religious icons with the faces of characters from Japanese cartoons. The pictures, which feature representations of Jesus, Mary…
Public health agencies are investigating a countrywide salmonella outbreak after 22 Canadians have fallen ill because of contaminated turkey or chicken. Of the reported cases listed in a notice by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), five have been hospitalized and one individual has died. The majority of cases were reported in Western Canada:…
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has received the Salt Bae treatment, sampling meat by the famous Turkish restaurateur, even eating right off his knife. Footage of the culinary experiments by the internet-famous Turkish restaurateur Nusret Gokce, commonly referred to as Salt Bae, has been shared on the official Instagram account of Kadyrov. The video shows Salt…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth-straight week, Georgia Gwinnett latches on as the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the national office. The Grizzlies (43-2) gathered all 19 first-place votes and 529 total points. Georgia Gwinnett has won 24-straight contests dating back to a March 16th victory…