VANCOUVER — A provincial advisory council is recommending fish farm companies be required to have agreements in place with area First Nations before the British Columbia government approves any new or replacement tenures. The proposal is part of a series of recommendations issued in a 230-page report from the advisory council. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government submitted a required fiscal plan on Thursday that excludes pension cuts and layoffs sought by a federal oversight board as legislators in the U.S. territory angered by its demands debate a bill that would withhold payments for board member salaries, among other things. Gov. Ricardo Rossello told […]
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Gary Bailey is certain China is trying to rattle Trump voters with its threat to slap tariffs on soybeans and other agriculture staples grown in rural America. The wheat farmer in eastern Washington, a state that exports $4 billion a year in farm products, is also certain of the result. “It’s a […]
WASHINGTON — The emir of Qatar (KUH’-tur) will be meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House next week. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will be meeting with Trump on April 10. She says Trump looks forward to discussing ways to strengthen ties between the two […]
Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and his company face new securities charges in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Pocklington, his medical device company and others with defrauding investors by hiding his previous charges and misappropriating investor funds. The SEC notes that he pleaded guilty to a federal felony perjury […]
NEW YORK — Target has agreed to settle a lawsuit that said its hiring process, which automatically rejected people with criminal backgrounds, disproportionately kept blacks and Hispanics from getting entry-level jobs at its stores. As part of the settlement, Target will pay more than $3.7 million and will hire outside experts to review how it […]
BMO’s U.S. businesses generate more than 25 per cent of its profits, and are seen growing faster than the rest of the bank: Darryl White
OTTAWA — The federal and British Columbia privacy commissioners are joining forces to investigate Facebook and Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ — two firms at the centre of an international uproar over the unauthorized use of social-media data. The controversy involves allegations of the improper use of private Facebook information to help support major political wins, […]