Category Archives: Economy
Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer
BRUSSELS — American tourists could soon be visiting continental Europe again, more than a year after the European Union restricted travel to the 27-nation bloc to a bare minimum to contain the coronavirus. EU officials said Monday they are completing p...
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House said, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the
The Latest: Ontario getting military help for pandemic surge
TORONTO — The government of Ontario will be getting help from Canada’s military in dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections, while several other Canadian provinces are tightening health restrictions in hopes of avoiding a similar situation. Ontar...
Albania: Preliminary poll results show Socialists ahead
TIRANA, Albania — Preliminary results on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead in Albania’s parliamentary election. With half of the votes counted, the left-wing Socialists of Prime Minister Edi Rama have 49% of the votes, followed by the main...
Feds file notice of back-to-work bill ahead of looming Montreal dockworkers strike
MONTREAL — The federal government has given notice on Sunday that it will table back-to-work legislation in response to a looming dockworkers' strike at Montreal's port that threatens to have widespread economic repercussions across the country. Labour...
Alaska House panel releases draft plan for federal aid money
JUNEAU, Alaska — Members of the Alaska House have proposed spending about $700 million from a new federal aid package to help non-profit organizations, local governments and tourism-related organizations. The draft plan, introduced in the House Finance...
Montreal politicians debate whether to allow skyscrapers higher than Mount Royal
Montreal's Mount Royal looms both literally and figuratively above its namesake city, with the illuminated cross on its summit visible across much of the island and beyond. That visibility is by design: the city's master plan states that building heigh...
California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said California will stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil drilling by 2045, using his authority to take on the state's powerful oil and gas industry in a year
Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
OTTAWA — The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blur. The idea, known as the right
Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Lodge Farms to hold vaccine clinics in Peel Region
TORONTO — Peel Region says Amazon, Maple Leaf Foods and Maple Lodge Farms will hold on-site vaccine clinics for workers in the coming weeks. The region says the three clinics for workers and the hot-spot communities they are located in will
