What to expect at work in 2024
By Jeanne Sahadi | CNN New York — Welcome to the first business day of 2024. You may be wondering what this new year has in store for your career …
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Maui welcomes back tourists as wildfire survivors protest over lack of affordable housing
The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii’s historic town of Lahaina this summer. Two months later, as travellers began to trickle back …
U.K. Storm Gerrit rips off roofs, hampers travel and leaves thousands without power
A storm that battered the U.K. with high winds, heavy snow and rain has damaged houses, cancelled trains and left thousands of people without electricity across Scotland and parts of northern …
Manitoba’s health minister, top doctor plead for heath-care workers to pick up shifts over holidays
Manitoba’s health minister and chief provincial public health officer made a plea to health-care workers to consider picking up shifts over the holidays, with intensive care units already stretched and an …
Sask. town struggles to solidify natural ice rink in warm winter season
Saskatchewan’s winters are typically harsh, greeting residents with a hard-biting chill. This season, though, the weather has been more friendly than usual — and the natural ice rinks winter usually fosters …
13 killed in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia
A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant in Palu on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official …
Freeland approves RBC’s $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC’s $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada, despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it over concerns of reduced competition. Freeland’s approval …
Blood, Guns, and Broken Scooters: Inside the Chaotic Rise and Fall of Bird
In a minivan with the rear seats ripped out, John is chasing one of his 250 electric scooters down a California highway. He finds it 10 miles away, hiding in …
Winnipeg nurse says ‘someone will die’ after Health Sciences Centre ER experiences 30-hour waits
A nurse at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre is sounding the alarm on the situation in the hospital’s adult emergency department. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, the Manitoba Nurses …
Former NBA player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling woman, court documents show
A former NBA G League player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling a woman whose remains were found earlier this month near Las Vegas, according to court records obtained Wednesday. Chance …