The City of Ottawa says it will host four, two-hour information sessions next week for residents affected by this spring’s floods who are wondering what comes next and how to get help as they recover. Two sessions will be held on Monday; the first will take place mid-afternoon in Fitzroy Harbour and the second during […]
US hardens stance on a defiant Iran, raising risk of war and stepping up pressure on Europe to protect nuclear deal. Days before the anniversary of the United States’s exit from a 2015 deal that curbed Iran’s nuclear programme, John Bolton, the US national security adviser, issued a stark warning. Citing a number of “troubling and […]
NEWYORK (AFP) – A German-Russian woman who passed herself off as an heiress faces sentencing in New York on Thursday (May 9) after being convicted of stealing over US$200,000 (S$272, 990) and attempting to make off with millions more. Sorokin, 28, invented a new identity upon her arrival in the United States in 2016, presenting […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Expedia Group Inc is under investigation by the Utah attorney-general for allegedly conspiring with the biggest US hotel chains to suppress competition in online travel booking. The office is investigating whether Expedia conspired with Marriott International Inc, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc and other hotel companies to manipulate search advertising on Google, according […]
Alberta’s wildfire season is fast approaching and the Town of Banff, along with Parks Canada, is making sure its prepared for a worst-case scenario. Emergency officials conducted a mock wildfire exercise on Wednesday with fire crews, rescue teams and communications departments from across southern Alberta. The scenario: a fast-moving wildfire approaching the community. Related British […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted that the tariffs he has imposed on trading partners are a financial windfall for the US Treasury, but research shows that it is Americans that bear the brunt of the impact. Mr Trump plans to ratchet up tariffs on US$200 billion (S$273 billion) worth of Chinese […]
As legal cannabis edibles come closer to being a reality, Canadians are becoming less open to trying them, a poll shows. In 2017, before legalization, 46 per cent of respondents said they’d be willing to try edibles presented as food. But in the new poll, that had fallen to 36 per cent. Cannabis expert Jenna […]
President Donald Trump, who won the presidency in part on his image as a successful business mogul, lost $1.17bn over 10 years on failed business deals, according to tax records obtained by the ‘New York Times’. The losses, in the 1980s and 1990s, were greater than those reported by nearly any other American taxpayer during […]
PANAMA CITY BEACH, UNITED STATES (REUTERS) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China “broke the deal” in trade talks with Washington and would face stiff tariffs if no agreement is reached. “You see the tariffs we’re doing?” Trump told a rally with supporters in Florida. “Because they broke the deal. … They broke […]
It was a record-breaking year for a free income tax preparation clinic in Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre has offered the community volunteer income tax program (CVITP) for over three decades. So far this year, 5,420 returns done by the clinic’s volunteers have had an impact on 8,077 tax filers and dependents. […]