Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that regulation of his company is “inevitable,” but still came to Capitol Hill prepared to defend against proposals he thought went too far. He rarely had to. After about 10 hours of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, markets rallied and privacy advocates were disappointed at the prospect that Facebook […]
WASHINGTON — A Canadian union leader says talk of an impending NAFTA deal is overblown. Jerry Dias is in Washington, where officials are negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Unifor boss says he’s been in contact with the Canadian team and says a deal isn’t close. There had been some hope of the […]
TORONTO — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the federal government has convinced her that “something specific” will be announced in the near future to try to break the impasse over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Notley made the comments after a meeting in Toronto with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau. She says she will let Morneau […]
Where once geopolitical events, or outright bad policy, didn’t seem to have much effect on sentiment, they are starting to stick now
Mark Zuckerberg cited “security purposes” Wednesday when asked by several lawmakers about Facebook’s collection of personal data on people who never signed up for the social network but whose online behaviour is nevertheless tracked by the company. But he offered little elaboration. Privacy advocates say such data collection is used to create “shadow profiles.” ZUCKERBERG: […]
John Boehner, the staunchly conservative U.S. politician, announced he’s joining the advisory board of cannabis company Acreage Holdings
The locations of Ontario’s first four provincially run cannabis stores have been announced. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario and the Ontario Cannabis Store say the shops will be in Guelph, Kingston, Toronto and Thunder Bay. The agencies say the locations comply with local zoning rules, minimize proximity to schools and factor in where illegal […]
Alberta’s plans will result in higher costs for fuel and for consumer goods as higher transportation costs are passed on to consumers
LOS ANGELES — A $4.9 billion contract to design, build and operate an automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport has been approved by the City Council. It is expected to be operational in 2023 and have a capacity of 10,000 people an hour. The elevated 2 1/4-mile system will have driverless electric trains […]
NEW YORK — Mark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before House and Senate committees Tuesday and Wednesday to address Facebook’s privacy issues and the need for more regulation for the social media site. Yet the hearings in Washington managed to showcase the normally press-shy Zuckerberg’s ability to perform as an able and well-rehearsed, if […]