AdvertisementTORONTO --Five well-known Canadian brands have been given failing grades for not publicly addressing the safety of toxic chemicals that may be used in the products they sell.” gives academic-style grades to 50 major retailers in Canada and the U.S. on their toxic chemical safety. It awards points based on 13 criteria, including oversight, accountability, disclosure, policy and action.The list includes a who’s who of brands covering more than 200,000 stores, and many of the laggards are Canadian names.Metro Inc., Sobeys, Couche-Tard, Circle K and Tim Hortons were all among the...…AdvertisementTORONTO --Five well-known Canadian brands have been given failing grades for not publicly addressing the safety of toxic chemicals that may be used in the products they sell.” gives academic-style grades to 50 major retailers in Canada and the U.S. on their toxic chemical safety. It awards points based on 13 criteria, including oversight, accountability, disclosure, policy and action.The list includes a who’s who of brands covering more than 200,000 stores, and many of the laggards are Canadian names.Metro Inc., Sobeys, Couche-Tard, Circle K and Tim Hortons were all among the...WW…

AdvertisementTORONTO --Transport Canada may consider temporarily banning certain Boeing 777s from Canadian airspace depending on what investigators uncover about an engine fire that forced a 777 to land shortly after takeoff from Denver over the weekend.The incident prompted Boeing to recommend grounding 777s with Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines. Several airlines have grounded their fleets of 777s with those engines, and the United Kingdom said it will temporarily ban the aircraft from its airspace.“Transport Canada aviation safety experts are monitoring the situation and the U.S....…AdvertisementTORONTO --Transport Canada may consider temporarily banning certain Boeing 777s from Canadian airspace depending on what investigators uncover about an engine fire that forced a 777 to land shortly after takeoff from Denver over the weekend.The incident prompted Boeing to recommend grounding 777s with Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112 engines. Several airlines have grounded their fleets of 777s with those engines, and the United Kingdom said it will temporarily ban the aircraft from its airspace.“Transport Canada aviation safety experts are monitoring the situation and the U.S....WW…

After just three games this season, Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson had the unpleasant honor of ending the NBA’s 533-day streak of no coaches being fired. It was a record-setting period. Except for last season, at least one NBA coach has been fired in the middle of the season for the past 46 years (and a whopping 12 coaches were fired in 2016 alone). More often than not, it’s because the team is losing. That was true for Watson, whose Suns suffered three defeats before he was cut loose.News of his ouster was shared with speculation of who would be next: Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans’...…After just three games this season, Phoenix Suns head coach Earl Watson had the unpleasant honor of ending the NBA’s 533-day streak of no coaches being fired. It was a record-setting period. Except for last season, at least one NBA coach has been fired in the middle of the season for the past 46 years (and a whopping 12 coaches were fired in 2016 alone). More often than not, it’s because the team is losing. That was true for Watson, whose Suns suffered three defeats before he was cut loose.News of his ouster was shared with speculation of who would be next: Alvin Gentry of the New Orleans’...WW…