Category Archives: Business
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Omicron wave continues to crest. Several provinces
House passes bill to boost US computer chip production
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Friday muscled legislation through the House that they say positions the United States to better compete with China economically and on the global stage by strengthening the domestic semiconductor industry and shoring up ...
Kenney to announce next week the date Alberta will end its COVID-19 vaccine passport
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, with the actual cancellation coming soon after that. Kenney said he will also announce next week a phased approach to end
Tribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais takes note of the heart-wrenching dates that remind Wampanoag families that they're still in the midst of the opioid drug crisis — birthdays of loved ones lost, anniversaries of their passing. Then she reaches out with a phone
DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday the creation of a new Cyber Safety Review Board that will have public and private sector experts examine significant hacking incidents and recommend improvements.
Spain passes landmark labor reform, unlocking EU billions
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish parliament ratified Thursday by a single, mistaken vote a landmark labor reform devised by the country’s Socialist-led coalition government, unlocking billions of euros (dollars) in European Union aid.
Congress takes up controversy over 5G service near airports
Lawmakers wondered aloud Thursday how a showdown between two federal agencies over the rollout of new high-speed wireless service reached crisis proportions last month, but they were short on answers to a dispute that raised concerns about interference...
Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.
A likely poor jobs figure for January could prove temporary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year, potentially raising alarms about the economy's trajectory.
Fed nominee Bloom Raskin pledges not to ‘direct loans’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing back against critics, a key nominee to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors said in testimony before a Senate panel that she would not make it more difficult for any industry to obtain bank loans.
