Category Archives: Economy
Half a million passengers faced delays on international flights at Pearson in May
"Pearson airport is hell on earth." So declared Ryan Whitney, a former NHLer, in a social media post from Toronto’s main airport this week. The one-time Edmonton Oilers defenceman laid bare his exasperation after undergoing a gauntlet of lines, delays,...
Canada’s SOA commitment: $27M on irregular migration, 4,000 more migrants by 2028
LOS ANGELES — Leaders from across the Americas, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed on Friday to what U.S. President Joe Biden called a "historic commitment" to ease the pressure of northward migration. The agreement, the central accomplis...
Unemployment rate falls to new record low as wages ramp up: StatCan
OTTAWA — The Canadian job market continued to tighten in May as the unemployment rate hit another record low and wages continued to push higher, maintaining the pressure on the Bank of Canada to keep raising interest rates. Statistics Canada said
Civilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland.
Court pauses Washington tribe’s evictions for ousted members
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has temporarily halted evictions for people living in certain households on Nooksack Tribal Land who were contentiously disenrolled from the tribe.
Lawsuit: LA shelter for kids was a den for sexual abuse
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County-run shelter meant to be a safe space for children as they awaited placement in foster homes was for decades a den for sexual predators among the staff — and some residents —
Teslas with Autopilot a step closer to recall after wrecks
DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled after the U.S. elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs.
Russia raiding Ukraine wheat stores, exporting it with false papers: Ukraine minister
OTTAWA — Ukraine's agriculture minister has told Ottawa that Russia is raiding its grain stores and selling Ukrainian wheat covertly on the international market. Mykola Solskyi told the House of Commons agriculture committee that 500,000 to 600,000 to...
NLRB denies Amazon’s ask to close union hearing to public
A federal labor board has denied Amazon's request to bar the public from a hearing on the company's bid to overturn a historic union win at one of its Staten Island, New York, warehouses.
Big Tech attacks become rallying cry for GOP candidates
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Shortly after launching his campaign last year for the Republican nomination in Nevada's U.S. Senate race, Sam Brown got into a scrape with Twitter.