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  • Alta. oilpatch once again shuts in some production as wildfires rage

    May 16, 2023 - 2:46 PM

    CALGARY - Some oil and gas companies in Alberta are once again shutting in production as hot and dry conditions exacerbate the wildfire situation in the energy-producing province.

  • Wall Street climbs ahead of Election Day, inflation data

    November 07, 2022 - 1:10 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on the eve of Election Day as Wall Street looked ahead to the benefits of a possibly split government in Washington, though trading is likely to stay bumpy in a week full of events that could shake the market. The S&P 500 rose 1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3% and the Nasdaq composite added 0.9%. Analysts say many investors seem to be making bets that Republicans will take control of at least one house of Congress.

  • Five things you need to know about the Liberals’ fall economic update

    November 03, 2022 - 6:22 PM

    OTTAWA - The federal Liberals unveiled their fall economic update Thursday — a 92-page mini-budget setting out Canada’s fiscal situation and outlining new policies to tackle cost-of-living woes.

  • Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House

    November 15, 2021 - 1:13 PM

    WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a harder line with President Joe Biden when he visits the White House this week.

  • US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

    November 04, 2021 - 5:28 PM

    Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.

  • Growing vaccine mandates reveal split in labour movement

    September 10, 2021 - 12:46 PM

    TORONTO - The head of Canada's largest private sector labour union has a blunt message for Unifor staff: Get vaccinated or find another job.

  • Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members

    September 07, 2021 - 8:06 PM

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown.

  • California's Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire

    April 06, 2021 - 4:08 PM

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California prosecutor filed 33 criminal charges Tuesday accusing troubled Pacific Gas & Electric of inadvertently injuring six firefighters and endangering public health with smoke and ash in a 2019 fire blamed on its equipment.

  • CP Rail facing little opposition so far to deal for U.S. railway as it shows support

    April 01, 2021 - 3:29 PM

    TORONTO - Canadian Pacific Railway is facing scant opposition so far over its US$25-billion bid for Kansas City Southern in a turn of events from prior takeover efforts.

  • Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at US nuclear lab

    February 10, 2021 - 12:23 PM

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories isn’t taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires, according to an audit by the U.S. Energy Department’s inspector general.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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