Loblaw Companies fails to ensure proper race relations training at Shoppers Drug Mart
Posted on 26 April 2026Head offices (franchisors) like Loblaw Companies should ensure that Shoppers Drug Mart franchises, like the Rideau Centre location, comply with corporate race relations policies to protect the brand's reputation, ensure consistency in brand standards, and mitigate legal risks related to discrimination. While franchisees are often independent contractors, human rights tribunals and courts have foun ...
Loblaws fails to redress discrimination at Shoppers Drug Mart in Ottawa's Rideau Centre
Posted on 25 April 2026Recent reports from April 2026 indicate allegations of racial profiling and discriminatory behaviour by security staff at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Ottawa’s Rideau Centre. There apparently have been reports and observations of customers being aggressively followed and watched, highlighting concerns regarding unfair treatment of racialized individuals.
How the federal government scams human rights claimants: RBC case goes to Federal Court
Posted on 18 April 2026The federal government is promoting an affinity to equality for all while at the same time supporting a judicial review process which seeks to repress human rights claims. This has become clear in a case now before the Federal Court which also involves RBC and Attorney General of Canada. Mr Samuels began to sense a scam, after Canadian Human Rights Commission lawyers dropped hi ...
Loblaws-owned Shoppers Drug Mart franchise in Ottawa's Rideau Centre linked to discrimination
Posted on 18 April 2026Loblaw Companies which is the parent company of Shoppers Drug Mart, likes to boast that it has a forward-thinking race relations policy. However, this doesn’t seem to be the experience of many customers who venture to their Shoppers Drug Mart franchise in Rideau Centre. One such experience took place when someone decided to visit the Shoppers Drug Mart store in order to buy milk ...
Top 12 Proven Ways to Relieve Stress
Posted on 22 July 2025Whether it hits like a freight train or creeps in slowly over time, stress spares no one. Between work deadlines, family responsibilities, financial pressures, and the constant buzz of notifications, it's no surprise so many of us feel stretched thin. But here’s the good news: stress relief doesn’t require a luxury retreat in Bali or quitting your job to become a monk.
Below are 12 tried-an ...
India is Canada’s Answer to Global Trade Upheaval
Posted on 10 April 2025 As a proud Canadian, I want our country to lead. I want us to be respected on the world stage, shape alliances, and survive the global trade upheaval set in motion by U.S. President Donald Trump. As Canada urgently pursues trade diversification, it's time to double down on our Indo-Pacific Strategy by specifically re-centring India in it.
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Toronto Business Journal giving away free tickets to Ottawa Easter Weekend Festival
Posted on 10 April 2025Are you ready for a showcase of the best of Ottawa's multicultural restaurants, artisans authors and more this coming Easter on April 19 and 20? We're giving away FREE day pass tickets (value $40) for this year's Ottawa Easter Weekend Market: Festival of the Glebe on Saturday, April 19th at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park to the first 25 people who "click" the following RSVP ...
Boost your Buy Canadian visibility through Ottawa's Easter Weekend Market
Posted on 28 March 2025Are you seeking to boost your Buy Canadian visibility and sales across Ontario? You're invited to apply to be a vendor at Canada's Easter Weekend Market in Ottawa on April 19 and 20 - https://www.waitlistr.com/lists/7f751dc0/become-a-vendor-festival-of-the-glebe-canada-s-easter-weekend-market-waiting-list-april-19-20-2025-event-partner-desjardins There is a big waiting list. But, you may get ...
Here’s What Leading Retirement Communities Offer Residents
Posted on 10 November 2023After years of hard work at a job or raising kids, people deserve to spend their golden years peacefully. They have more time than ever to indulge their passions. Many choose to live in retirement communities that handle mundane daily tasks people don’t want to do anymore, like cooking, cleaning, or maintaining the property. However, leading retirement communities go above and beyond ...
Your Home Was Lost to a Fire, Now What?
Posted on 17 October 2023Moving into a home can be a wonderful, freeing feeling. You and your family have ample space to live and make memories that will last a lifetime. Suddenly, disaster in the form of a fire strikes and your home is destroyed. That is why you got insurance, right? Sometimes, they offer a much smaller settlement than your coverage suggests you should get, and now you have another problem on your ...
