A woman in PEI was fired only one hour after telling her boss she was pregnant. They, of course, claimed they were going to fire her anyway for other reasons and that they had discussed this with other staff. They said it was just bad timing, but she didn’t believe it and took them to ...
A recent talking point in the media, which no doubt took up your full attention and had you exercising your critical faculties to their creaking limits throughout last week, was the line-up for the BBC’s annual Sports Personality of the Year Award. Of course, I don’t mean so much that you were wondering why there ...
A woman who was fired an hour after revealing she was pregnant to her boss has been told that her pregnancy was not a factor in her losing her job. The case is currently being heard by the Human Rights Commission in Canada. Her bosses say that she was already earmarked for dismissal because they ...
Last August, an Alberta teen was arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault after being accused of having unprotected sex without disclosing her HIV-positive status. Under Canada’s Criminal Code, it is a criminal offense to transmit or expose another person to HIV through unprotected sex or drug injecting equipment if one’s HIV-positive status had not ...
Most women just want healthy babies. Period. The reality, though, is there’s still evidence of son preference in many countries. We immediately turn our minds to India and China, where sex-selection became so widespread that they’re now figuring out how to rectify extreme gender imbalance. Today, the United Nations favours a ban on all sex-based ...
A woman was fired from her job an hour after announcing she was pregnant. But management swears they were already going to let her go before her announcement for other reasons, so the firing was warranted. Riiight. Alison MacKinnon was working at the small hotel Inn on the Hill for only a month, allegedly unknowingly on ...
Not all gay men are (anal) sex fiends. If you ask any Tom, Dick or Harry what they think gay men do in bed, the reply will probably involve an asshole, but a new study from Indiana University and George Mason University is set to challenge this widespread misconception. Apparently, anal sex is the least ...
If you’re a woman, forget drinking the new version of Dr. Pepper. It’s for men only. At least it’s so heavily marketed towards men that we’re safe calling the Dr. Pepper Ten (for ten “manly” calories) ad campaign an extreme example of “manvertizing.” However, it goes beyond just targeting men. At the end of the ...
Robert Pickton was convicted of killing six women when it’s believed that he could have murdered another 27. So where are his missing victims? Perhaps they’re forever lost, but we must continue to find out why so many crimes of violence against women weren’t properly investigated. The BC Missing Women Inquiry was commissioned to give ...
A little college bake sale has gone mad. Angered by the possibility of affirmative action having an impact on college admissions, the Campus Republicans of Berkeley thought the best way to protest would be by baking a ton of treats and selling them to individuals — the catch is the prices are based on your ...
We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
