WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to add and strengthen work requirements for public assistance and other welfare programs. The order, signed in private, promotes “common-sense reforms” that policy adviser Andrew Bremberg said would reduce dependence on government programs. “Part of President Trump’s effort to create a booming American […]
Aphria-backed Scythian Biosciences Corp. is aiming to buy a Colombian cannabis cultivator and an Argentinian oil import license, as more companies look south
NEW YORK — Mark Zuckerberg insisted once again Tuesday that Facebook doesn’t sell your data, calling it a common misconception people have about Facebook. “We do not sell data to advertisers,” the Facebook CEO testified during a Senate hearing. “What we allow is for advertisers to tell us who they want to reach. And then […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed streamlining the annual stress tests that it conducts to see if the nation’s largest financial firms can survive a severe recession. Randal Quarles, selected by President Donald Trump to be the Fed’s vice chairman for financial supervision, said the changes were being put forward in an effort […]
The pipeline issue is having a chilling effect on investment and consideration should be given to what it will cost the country if it doesn’t go ahead: CEO Brian Porter
TORONTO — The chief executive of one of Canada’s largest banks is adding his voice to the chorus of concern over the fate of Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, warning that the country could lose its competitive edge and the suspension of work could have a broader chilling effect. Bank of […]
That “Trump slump” we’ve been hearing about in travel may not be as bad it seems. The U.S. Department of Commerce says government statistics showing a decrease in international arrivals to the United States may be wrong. Publication of the data has been suspended until it can be revised. The most recent government statistics showed […]
NEW YORK — Villanova’s comfortable victory over Michigan in the NCAA men’s basketball final may have been good for the blood pressure of the team’s fans, but it wasn’t good for television ratings. The game was seen by 16 million viewers on TBS, TNT and Tru TV last week, the Nielsen company said. That’s down […]
BOSTON — A former host of one of National Public Radio’s most successful programs who was fired over allegations of workplace abuse is apologizing and asking for a second chance. “On Point” host Tom Ashbrook was dismissed by Boston radio station WBUR in February after investigators found he created an “abusive work environment.” The station […]
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province will buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline project if that’s what it takes to get it built. “We are considering a number of financial options to ensure that the Trans Mountain expansion is built, up to and including purchasing the pipeline outright if were to come […]