Ontario auditor general to release reports on Ontario Place, opioids
TORONTO – Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with sections on the redevelopment of Ontario Place and on the province’s opioid...
Manitoba small businesses being hurt by Canada Post strike: CFIB
THE Canada Post strike has cost Manitoba small- and medium-sized businesses $34.3 million so far, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business calculated. It amounts to roughly...
Death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan upheld in Vietnam’s largest fraud case
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was upheld Tuesday in Vietnam’s largest fraud case, the scale of which...
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used...
Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan’s capital: Luxury housing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a town that has been through it all and is clawing its way back, a man named Omidullah is looking to...
Stock market today: Asian shares rise after tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, after technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record finish. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Monday from the...
‘Keep dreaming big’: Tactile Robotics earns startup honour
An entrepreneur from Iran who now calls Winnipeg home is excited about his technology company’s future after receiving special recognition from an accelerator in Silicon Valley....
OPEC extends its oil output cuts by one month until the end of December
Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries said on Sunday they would postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end of the year,...
Utility says power back on in Kimmirut after days-lon outage
KIMMIRUT, Nunavut – Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday. Quillik Energy Corporation, the...
No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers’ union
MONTREAL – Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage. The...