Category Archives: Economy
Michigan bills look to tighten the definition of marijuana
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Legislation to close a gap in Michigan marijuana law that has allowed some untested products similar to marijuana to be sold passed Thursday in the state House.
Granholm sells stock in electric bus maker that Biden touted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has sold her ownership interest in an electric bus maker that President Joe Biden touted during a “virtual visit” last month.
Pandemic’s uneven effects make 2030 goal of attainable housing harder, CMHC head says
OTTAWA — The new CEO and president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says she believes achieving the organization's goal of facilitating attainable housing for all Canadians by 2030 will be more difficult because of the pandemic. Romy Bowers tol...
California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is giving away the country's largest pot of vaccine prize money — $116.5 million — in an attempt to get millions more inoculated before the most populous state fully reopens next month.
Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. Critics say the action flies in the face of President Joe Biden's pledges to
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians.
CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.For anyone whose net self-employment income was under $5,000, th...
Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal to be cleared for human consumption in the United States, company officials said.
World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON — An international animal-health watchdog has officially declared Canadian beef as posing "negligible risk" for mad cow disease. The designation, which is the most preferred category, was approved earlier today by the World Organization for...
World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON — Canadian beef producers are finally able to turn the page on the mad cow era, the federal agriculture minister said Thursday after an international animal-health watchdog gave the industry a long-awaited all-clear. The Paris-based World O...
