Category Archives: Economy
U.S. oil comprised 77 per cent of Canada’s foreign oil imports last year: regulator
WASHINGTON — Canada is growing ever more reliant on imported American oil, a new report from the country's energy regulator suggests, putting a counter-intuitive spin on the fierce debate about cross-border pipelines and energy independence. The Unite...
U.S. oil comprised 77 per cent of Canada’s foreign oil imports last year: regulator
WASHINGTON — Canada is growing ever more reliant on imported American oil, a new report from the country's energy regulator suggests, putting a counter-intuitive spin on the fierce debate about cross-border pipelines and energy independence. The Unite...
Chilly weather doesn’t dampen UK joy at lockdown easing
LONDON — People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown. British Prime Minister ...
Hawaii extends eviction moratorium, details vaccine passport
HONOLULU — The governor of Hawaii has issued another emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus pandemic that extends the statewide eviction moratorium for another two months and details plans for vaccinated travellers. Democratic Gov. David...
John Naisbitt, author of bestseller ‘Megatrends,’ dies at 92
BERLIN — The American author John Naisbitt, whose 1982 bestselling book “Megatrends” was published in dozens of countries, has died at 92, the Austrian news agency APA has reported. Naisbitt died in his home at Lake Woerthersee on Thursday, a friend
Migrant farm worker vaccine pilot begins as Ontario reports 3,813 new COVID-19 cases
TORONTO — An Ontario pilot project offering COVID-19 vaccines to migrant farm workers got underway on Saturday at Toronto's international airport. Avi Yufest, spokesman for the Ontario agriculture ministry, told The Canadian Press the program "went wel...
Migrant farm worker airport COVID-19 vaccine pilot starts today in Toronto
Ontario will start offering COVID-19 vaccines to migrant farm workers arriving at Toronto's international airport through a pilot project today. The government says the pilot will offer shots to 200 workers arriving on a flight from Mexico. Officials f...
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined the ad-delivery algorithms of Facebook and LinkedIn f...
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined the ad-delivery algorithms of Facebook and LinkedIn f...
B.C. liquor servers to get pay boost on par with general minimum wage increase
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers, liquor servers, are getting a pay boost to match the general minimum wage that's also set to increase in June. Labour Minister Harry Bains says he's proud to put an
