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MMA Crossfire – Funk Roberts joins the MMA Crossfire team
March looks to be a big month for MMA Crossfire. Today we’re proud to announce the addition of Marc “Funk” Roberts to our team. Known in the industry as “Funk” Roberts, he is a certified personal...
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Preston Manning says conservative movement faces three challenges: ideas,...
By Jason Fekete Postmedia News OTTAWA — Preston Manning cautioned his fellow Tories on Saturday that the conservative movement in Canada must practice as well as preach ethical policies, be open to new...
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Funk MMA Crossfire – Effective workouts for MMA athletes
MMA Crossfire Strength and Conditioning Expert Funk Roberts builds on his previous article with an in-depth tutorial of effective workouts for aspiring MMA athletes. Welcome back to The Crossfire. MMA...
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Budget engages companies in retraining unemployed but offers little new grant...
OTTAWA — The federal government wants the private sector to play a bigger role in retraining unemployed workers and matching them with in-demand jobs. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled the latest...
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Transport Canada proposes a security level warning system and new training at...
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing to introduce a security risk assessment system that ranks the level of danger in airports as part of new regulations to prevent terrorism and other threats...
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Prisoners save pooches from doggie death row
An Arkansas dog-training program gives prisoners and pooches a second chance. Inmates with the Arkansas Department of Correction save dogs from being euthanized by training them for adoption, and the...
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Federal government spent $52 M on long-term training for civil servants in...
OTTAWA — The federal government spent more than $52 million last fiscal year on long-term training and education for roughly 800 federal employees, or more than $65,000 per worker, new documents show....
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Premiers talk jobs, dangerous goods, foreign investment
TORONTO — Canada’s premiers urged the federal government to start using evidence in support of policies to create jobs, throwing new criticism at a proposed national plan that they fear will not work....
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Misleading job grant ads fell on deaf ears anyway: survey
OTTAWA — A $2.5-million government ad campaign to promote the not-yet-existent Canada Job Grant appears to have resonated with few outside the office of the country’s advertising watchdog. Eighty-five...
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Questions raised as provinces demand job grant be funded from EI pot
OTTAWA — As the federal and provincial governments hammer out a more “flexible” Canada Job Grant deal, questions are being raised about who will pay for all that so-called flexibility. While the...
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Young women train to become firefighters
A total of 24 young women aged 15 to 19 are taking part in Camp FFIT this week at the Ottawa Fire Services Training Centre. The Female Firefighters in Training camp, now in its fifth year, is run by...
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When the first job is the last job
Ryan Pearce’s very first job was also his last. Pearce, 19, loved working with tools and was thrilled to land a gig in construction. Three weeks into the job, the Toronto resident was working in the...
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