Category Archives: Economy
One million chickens euthanized during labour dispute at Quebec slaughterhouse
MONTREAL — The head of an association representing Quebec chicken producers says it is unacceptable that one million chickens have been euthanized during an extended labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City. The Exceldor co-operative closed ...
Ottawa investing as much as $29M in company to make PPE mask material in Quebec
MONTREAL — The federal government is investing as much as $29 million in a company building a factory in Montreal to make the specialized fabric needed to produce respirators and surgical masks. The money will go toward a $38.8-million project by
Dems eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and adding dental, vision and hearing benefits...
After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — After nine years of planning and $10 million invested by local taxpayers, county officials in Georgia's coastal southeast corner came a big step closer Thursday to winning federal approval of a project engineered to literally injec...
‘A slippery slope towards cartel-like conduct:’ New report on grocery wage fixing
Canada's competition laws should be changed to prohibit cartel-like practices and wage-fixing deals in the country's grocery sector, a new report by the House of Commons industry committee says. The report comes a year after Canada's big three grocers ...
Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is recommending a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Its report Thursday also asks whether special benefits, such ...
N.L. government’s $505-million aid for Terra Nova a good deal, energy minister says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A $505-million lifeline that helped keep an offshore oilfield alive is a good deal for the province, the Newfoundland and Labrador government said Thursday, even if it means it would reap just $35 million in royalties
Legal cannabis bill clears state Senate, awaits Lamont’s OK
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Senate voted Thursday to legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults in Connecticut, the final legislative action for a bill that lays the groundwork for the new industry in Connecticut and attempts to address
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan ordered a near-complete lockdown Thursday because of a massive spike in coronavirus cases among employees.
High court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with food giants Nestle and Cargill on Thursday and threw out a lawsuit that claimed they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in Africa that used child slave labor.
