McGill music instructor claims he lost promotion to less qualified candidate

For almost 36 years, a creative team has designed photo shoots to showcase bare-chested heroes.  The steamy snaps of buff bodies gracing glossy calendar pages were a staple for the fundraising efforts of the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society (CFBTS).

James Chow says he is still in an adrenaline rush a day after witnessing an attack at the University of Waterloo that police have described as “hate-motivated.”

It’s a purse so small it barely registers to the naked eye — yet, it just sold for more than US$67,000.

Senior students at St Aidan’s High in Wishaw were treated to a variety of workshops and displays in a Health Fayre aimed at promoting positive physical, sexual, and mental health, write Joe Irvine and Chris McElroy.

Enforcement directorate has summoned IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal for questioning in relation to the BMC Covid Scam case today. The federal agency had called Jaiswal was called for questioning earlier as well but he didn't do so. According to news agency ANI, ED has recorded statements of 8 people in the BMC covid scam case.

An Alberta mother who alleges Starbucks Coffee Canada Inc. mistakenly thought her cancer symptoms were COVID-19 symptoms is now taking legal action against the company, arguing she was wrongfully fired over the mix-up.Lisa Pedersen has a rare type of blood cancer called myeloproliferative neoplasm and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments for it.

HAVERFORD, Pa. - Nearly two dozen kids and teens are facing charges after authorities in Delaware County say a 15-year-old was beaten up and robbed of his Yeezy slides while a crowd watched and filmed.Officers from the Haverford Township Police Department were called by a neighbor to the 100 block of Glen Arbor Road Monday night for a reported assault. A 15-year-old boy with "visible injuries" told police that 6-8 juvenile males and females assaulted him and robbed him of his Yeezy slides behind Chatham Park Elementary School.Police later found a group of teens and kids who matched the suspect's descriptions on the 600 block of Derby Road.

OLD CITY - Protesters filling Chestnut Street in Old City Thursday night outside the Museum of the American Revolution and demonstrators hurling insults at members of Moms for Liberty, arriving by bus for their opening night event and annual summit."I think these people are a sham and they’ve completely twisted reality and absolutely this is an insult to Philadelphians. This is the birthplace of democracy," Dorothy Daub Grossman stated.The Center City Marriott under heavy security as the headquarters for the group’s weekend event.

PHILADELPHIA - The FOX 29 Weather Authority has a new tool in the arsenal of forecasting, bringing on-the-spot weather and the latest updates to viewers in the form of the Weather Beast.It is a Ford F150, built as a storm chasing vehicle. It’s a large vehicle, with extra monster tires.

PHILADELPHIA - Businesses impacted by the fiery collapse of Interstate 95 earlier this month say they are starting to see normal volume of customers again following the highway's expedited reopening. Alison Korbik, Catering Manager at Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse, told FOX 29 that business has "definitely been busier" since the once cratered overpass was repaired with an innovative fix.Investigators say on the morning of June 11 truck driver Nathan Moody, 53, was navigating a curve on the Cottman off-ramp when his tanker truck overturned and caught fire. Soon, the southbound stretch of the highway collapsed, killing Moody and miraculously sparing other motorists and bystanders on the heavily trafficked artery of highway. Most Northeast Philadelphia residents are happy I-95 is reopened and traffis returning to normal.The collapse spiraled traffic into chaos, with ever-changing detours and reroutes designed to navigate motorists that sometimes sent motorists into unfamiliar parts of the city. Nearby businesses, like Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse and Sharkeys Grill and Ale House, had their customer bases stunted by having a main route to the restaurants severed. "We did have a lot of people come during that time and say that they weren't going to come here because of the closure even though there were other ways to get to us," Korabik said.Pennsylvania state leaders, together with the federal government, worked around the clock and concocted a plan for a temporary fix that would ensure the safe reopening of I-95. Meanwhile, businesses that weren't impacted by the collapse showed some neighborly hospitality by promoting the businesses that were feeling the pinch. I-95 COLLAPSE COVERAGE"If you're nearby and it's on your route, stop on

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia are investigating a spate of violent abductions and robberies that they believe may have been carried out by members of the same group.The Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victim's Unit outlined three incidents that happened within a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities say a woman was walking along the 1200 block of Academy Road around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday when she was robbed at gunpoint and forced into a U-Haul van by four gunmen. Several items were taken from the victim, according to police, and she was punched in the face and shot at twice as she exited the U-Haul van. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA short time later, investigators say a man was using a drive-thru ATM machine at a TD Bank of the 6300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was boxed in by a U-Haul cargo van. Two gunmen exited the van and demanded the victim to withdraw money from the ATM before stealing his 2011 Mercades-Benz. The suspects in both incidents are described by police as 3-4 Black males in the late teens or early 20s.

Madonna‘s close friend Debi Mazar is letting fans know how the Queen of Pop is doing.

Lourdes Leon was reportedly by her mother Madonna’s hospital bed after she was admitted to the hospital, and placed on a ventilator. The artist did not speak on the matter, but she did share a photo on her Instagram story Wednesday wearing a backward corset at a Vans event.Although it could seem a little odd that Leon was at an event on the day the news broke, Madonna was hospitalized last Saturday.

Gok Wan arrived in Manchester this evening for a charity event but has admitted he might be forced to "hobble" on stage. The TV presenter turned musician is set to DJ at the Sedulo Foundation Ball tonight (June 29) but has issued a warning to fans about his health.

It sounds like Madonna really is on the mend.

Kerry Katona has given fans an update on her health but has warned them not to panic. In a video posted online, she could be seen in a dark room wearing an oxygen mask.

Chris Hemsworth isn’t going anywhere.

A Lanarkshire high school held a variety of fun, informative and innovative activities to promote their Health and Wellbeing Week.

SOUNION, Greece - It was the hardest mission Greek researcher Kostas Thoctarides said he had ever undertaken.After a 25-year search, the mysterious disappearance of British WWII submarine H.M.S. Triumph is coming to light after it was found more than 650 feet below the blue waters of the Aegean Sea.

PHILADELPHIA - A dozen Philadelphia police officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts can pursue a lawsuit against the city claiming their First Amendment rights were violated, a federal appeals court ruled.The officers' social media accounts were included in a database, published in 2019, that catalogued thousands of bigoted or violent posts by active-duty and former police officers in several states.In Philadelphia, nearly 200 officers were disciplined, including 15 who were forced off the job. Twelve officers subsequently filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, asserting the police department had retaliated against them for exercising their First Amendment rights.A federal judge dismissed the suit last year, agreeing with the city's argument that the officers' posts had undermined public trust in the department and violated the city's social media policy.The plaintiffs "played racist bingo, mocking as many ethnic or religious groups as possible," U.S.

FILE - A U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 Individual Income Tax form for the 2019 tax year is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on March 20, 2020.

Jamie Foxx tells ET that claims made on Dr. Drew Pinsky's online show that the Oscar-winning actor was hospitalized after he was seriously injured by a COVID vaccine are «completely inaccurate.»The rep's shooting down the claim just over a week after a so-called gossip columnist made the unsubstantiated claim during a May 30 appearance on the show, in which the person claimed Foxx was left «partially paralyzed» and «blind» due to effects of the COVID vaccine.This person also claimed Foxx was forced to get the vaccine in order to continue working in Hollywood.

Jamie Foxx‘s rep is shutting down a very specific viral rumor about his health.

BRISTOL, Pa. - A Bucks County boy is one of less than two dozen people in the world battling a rare and incurable disease that has stolen his hearing and greatly impacted his ability to walk.Cole Canning, a 6-year-old from Bristol, was diagnosed in 2021 with Mitchell Syndrome, a genetic mutation that attacks the nerves in a patients body. "It could be the nerves in your eyes, you could have vision problems, mobility issues," Cole's Dad Matthew said. "You don't know when it's coming or when it's going away or staying forever."Cole's diagnosis began when his Pre-K teacher thought he might suffer hearing loss.

PHILADELPHIA - Homelessness has long been a concern in Norristown, Pennsylvania now allegations that a public official threatened to bus the homeless out of town has turned it into a controversy.Under the shade of trees and tucked back from the Stony Creek, sits a gathering of tents and makeshift wooden homes where forty of Norristown’s homeless live. Among the encampment residents is 34-year-old Draya Lamacchia, she arrived a year ago when she lost her housing in Philadelphia. Lamacchia, a mother of three boys under 10-years-old who do not live with her, lives in a tent and fears losing what little she has by being forced out.

POLAND - 2023/02/07: American multinational chain Starbucks Coffee store seen in Gdansk. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah woman is suing Starbucks and Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc.

FAIRMOUNT - Thousands of music lovers rolled out the picnic blankets at The Mann in Fairmount for the annual Roots Picnic.There were three big stages for attendees to check out performances. Big headliners include Miss Lauryn Hill, Usher, Lil Uzi Vert and more."I had to come see Lauryn, Usher, all them," said Alexis Andrews who drove from Tobyhanna.

Ed Sheeran at Philips Steaks SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - English musician Ed Sheeran is in town for two shows, but excited fans got to catch a whole other side to the talented artist as he helped whip up Philadelphia’s famous cheesesteaks.Posted on his Instagram, Ed goes behind the scenes at Philips Steaks in South Philly, to learn how to make the Philly staple.In the video, the first customer served one of Ed’s sandwiches remarks it was "…perfect" to the delight of the excited crowd.Ed plays Lincoln Financial Field Saturday night as part of a concert tour of the U.S., wrapping up in California in September.

Zoey, a labrador/German shepherd mix, from Metairie, Louisiana, has earned the new record for world’s longest tongue. (Credit: Guinness World Records) METAIRIE, La. - A dog in Louisiana has earned the new distinction of having the world’s longest tongue, measuring a whopping 5 inches long. Zoey, a labrador/German shepherd mix, from the greater New Orleans area, officially claimed the record for longest tongue on a living dog, according to the Guinness World Records – which noted how the pup’s tongue is longer than a soda can. Bisbee, an English Setter from Tucson, Arizona, previously held the record at 3.74 inches in length.RELATED: ‘Positively regal’ dog rescued after scaling England’s tallest mountainZoey’s owners, Sadie and Drew Williams, thought she would grow into her tongue, but as time went on, people began to comment on how long it was, according to GWR."We got Zoey when she was only six weeks old and in the first ever picture we have of her, she has her tongue sticking out," Sadie Williams told the organization. Her owners added how the tongue length is most obvious after playing outside and panting. "It would be slobbering all over the place," Drew Williams added. The average avocado weighs about 6 ounces, according to Guinness officials.Last year, the couple took Zoey to the veterinarian it measured, from the tip of her snout to the tip of her tongue.Zoey’s owners said some of the dog’s favorite activities include being outside, fetching balls, chasing squirrels, car rides, and swimming in the canal. "She will pretty much go fetch anything you throw and swim in any body of water that’s available," Drew Williams told GWR.

Hundreds of people have contacted the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corporation (OLG) to claim they might be the owner of a $70-million Lotto Max prize set to expire later this month.

FILE - Photo illustration showing the YouTube icon. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating two shootings in Kensington that happened less than one mile apart from each other on Thursday night. According to authorities, officers with the 24th District responded to the 3100 block of G Street around 10:25 p.m.Responding officers found a 15-year-old girl shot once in each thigh, officials say. She was transported to Temple Hospital by police, where she was placed in critical but stable condition. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES Minutes later, officers from the same district responded to the 800 block of E Allegheny Avenue, which is less than one mile away form the shooting scene on G Street. Police say a 29-year-old man was shot in the right calf and transported to Temple Hospital, where he was placed in stable condition. Authorities say no weapons were found and no arrests were made in either shooting. Officials have not said if the shootings are connected. This is a developing story.

FAIRMOUNT - The leader of Project HOME says it’s launching what could be a "game changer" in the battle against opioids and homelessness. Sister Mary Scullion is the tireless and renowned co-founder of Project HOME, started three decades ago to combat homelessness.Through the years, Project HOME has built 1,000 units of what’s called "supportive housing" for those not just homeless, but often struggling with addiction.

Eamonn Holmes has claimed that one sentence about Covid-19 got him sacked from This Morning after 15 years of presenting the show on Fridays alongside his wife, Ruth Langsford. The 63 year old, who now presents the GB News breakfast show, appeared on GB News' Dan Wootton Tonight for a bombshell interview in which he blasted Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby and ITV itself, amidst ongoing talk of a "toxic" culture at the broadcasting channel.