Shopify Inc.’s loss narrowed in the fourth quarter as it began powering provincial and private marijuana e-commerce offerings and continued its push to grow its merchant base. The e-commerce software company reported Tuesday a fourth-quarter loss of US$1.5 million compared with a loss of US$3 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The company, […]
COLORADO (REUTERS) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican found guilty in a US court on Tuesday (Feb 12) of running a criminal enterprise that smuggled drugs into the United States, is likely headed to a “supermax” prison where repeating his past escapes would be nearly impossible. No one has broken out of Administrative Maximum […]
Donald Trump accused a Democrat governor of supporting the execution of babies, claimed border walls have been shown to reduce crime, and wildly overstated the size of his crowd during a string of falsehoods at a raucous rally in Texas. The US president also wrongly suggested his political opponents wanted to “shut down” air travel […]
WASHINGTON – The United States risks a breakdown in its relationship in China if it does not pursue negotiated solutions as it pushes back on Chinese actions that contravene international norms, warned a group of China specialists and former top officials in a report on Tuesday (Feb 12). “The Trump administration is justified in pushing […]
The Quebec government faced strong opposition as public consultations began Tuesday on its bill seeking to increase the legal age of cannabis consumption and ban it from all public areas. Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant has said he tabled Bill 2 in order to protect young people and send a message that smoking marijuana is […]
After ballooning costs prompted New Brunswick to abandon the 2021 Francophonie Games, Sherbrooke, Que., has agreed to step in as host as long as spending can be kept under control. It is now up to the Quebec government to submit Sherbrooke’s candidacy to la Francophonie, the organization of states that have French as a common […]
A dad posted a cryptic Facebook message about "bad decisions" just hours before allegedly shooting dead his baby, his wife and her grandparents. Randy Horn, 54, had recently found out his younger spouse was planning to leave him before the mass shooting at a home in Texas, US, according to reports. He is said to […]
Several public events and facilities are beginning to hunker down in anticipation of a winter storm expected to start Tuesday and continue into Wednesday. Ottawa city council, Ottawa police, Ottawa public health and even post-secondary schools have all postponed or outright cancelled events and are urging people to avoid going out as much as possible. […]
As media cameras prepare to enter the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal for a fourth time, some experts believe the province could be moving closer to having cameras in lower courts. Saskatchewan’s constitutional challenge of the federal carbon tax will be livestreamed online when two days of arguments begin Wednesday. Related Court fees rise in Saskatchewan […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Tuesday (Feb 12) he would consider extending the deadline for a trade deal with China beyond March 1. “If we’re close to a deal, where we think we can make a real deal… I could see myself letting that slide for a little while,” Trump told reporters […]