PARIS — The Latest on the labour strike that has disrupted France’s train service (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Police have pushed back and detained some protesting youth in Paris after shop windows were smashed on the sidelines of a march by striking train workers. A group of young people overtook the unions leading a […]
MONTREAL — Canadian fruit growers fear that U.S. produce destined for China may be diverted closer to home and flood their market following the imposition of new tariffs. Ontario Apple Growers general manager Kelly Ciceran says the 15 per cent tariff on fruit such as apples, cherries, peaches, raspberries and cranberries will likely lead to […]
Uncertainty could temper Canadian economic growth, says Russell Investments in its 2018 Global Market Outlook 1 Q2 Update. Life Insurance Blog
Tesla’s Model 3 is mired in production hell and Musk says he’s sleeping at the factory — as he did with the Model X roll-out — to immediately fix problems
WASHINGTON — A Las Vegas company was ordered to pull its herbal supplements off the market because some of its products tested positive for salmonella, part of a nationwide outbreak linked to the ingredient kratom. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it took the rare step of ordering the recall because Triangle Pharmanaturals […]
OTTAWA — The federal government is making a Canadian television and film executive the first woman to head CBC/Radio-Canada. Catherine Tait called the appointment her dream job during an announcement this morning on Parliament Hill, standing alongside Heritage Minister Melanie Joly. Tait, whose appointment is for a five-year term, says she wants the broadcaster to […]
Elon Musk promises a speedy acceleration in the next three months and see no need for capital raise
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is offering his support to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency who is at the centre of swirling ethics questions. Two administration officials confirmed that the president called Scott Pruitt on Monday and told him that “we’ve got your back.” Trump urged Pruitt to “keep his head up” and […]
GrafTech, which is wholly owned by Brookfield’s private equity group, is seeking a valuation of at least US$8 billion for the entire company in the share sale
TORONTO — Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan says it earned a total return of 9.7 per cent last year, bringing its net assets to $189.5 billion. The plan said it was 105 per cent funded as of Jan. 1 — the fifth year in a row that it has been fully funded. The returns for the […]