Category Archives: Economy
Heritage committee won’t reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry
Days of debate over whether revisions to the Broadcasting Act could undermine Canadian rights and freedoms continued Friday. Liberal and opposition members of Parliament split along party lines while discussing the public outcry sparked by an April 23 ...
Disneyland reopening marks California’s COVID-19 turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients wer...
Finance Department says federal deficit hit $282.6 billion in February
OTTAWA — The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $282.6 billion through 11 months of its fiscal year as revenues dropped and pandemic aid continued to flow. The deficit from April to February compares to a deficit of
Senate passes legislation to force striking Port of Montreal employees back to work
OTTAWA — The Senate has passed legislation that will force 1,150 striking employees back to work at the Port of Montreal. The House of Commons approved the bill early Thursday morning, with the Conservatives joining forces with the minority Liberal gov...
Florida Republicans move against social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Concerned that social media companies were conspiring against conservatives, Florida Republicans sent a measure Thursday to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would punish online platforms that lawmakers assert discriminate against conservative...
US agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre (400,000-hectare) federal wildlife refuge in central Montana, a move that would be at odds with Republicans in the state who
Indigenous tourism group frets for future over funding gap in federal budget
OTTAWA — A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn't think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. What's more, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada is on the verge of...
Indigenous tourism group frets for future over funding gap in federal budget
OTTAWA — A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it doesn't think the recent federal budget will do enough to help the industry avoid collapse. The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada asked the government for just o...
Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards
KELOWNA, B.C. — Some of Canada's largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby government to establish industry standards for personal protective equipment. The Canadian Association of Medical Mask Manufacturers says it was founded ear...
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
FRANKFURT — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers to boost incentives for climate-neutral technologie...
