B.C. court case seeks new provincial powers over Trans Mountain
B.C. Premier John Horgan isn’t backing down on his opposition to the federally approved $7.4 billion project
Monthly Archive: April 2018
Pizza Hut Museum opens on Wichita State University campus
WICHITA, Kan. — The original Pizza Hut building has opened as a museum at Wichita State University. WSU Foundation CEO Elizabeth King told The Wichita Eagle that staff from the school came together “to collaborate and create this fabulous museum that will be curated by the students.” The museum opened Wednesday on the school’s Innovation […]
‘Blind faith’ in your tax preparer no excuse for a faulty return
You have an obligation to review your return before submitting it to the CRA to ensure that it’s both complete and accurate
PBO pegs cost of extended drug patents at $270M a year for feds, $392M for Cdns
OTTAWA — An extension of drug patent protections in the Canada-EU free trade deal could end up costing Canadians an estimated $392 million a year, and federal coffers up to $270 million more annually, says a new report from the parliamentary budget officer. The report released Thursday sets out to put a price tag on […]
U.S. aluminum producers urge permanent tariff exemptions for Canada
The U.S. consumes 5.5 million tonnes of aluminum each year. Canada ships about 2.8 million tonnes a year to its neighbour and Russia and the Middle East are next biggest suppliers
Amazon raising price of annual Prime membership to $119
NEW YORK — Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime membership fee by 20 per cent starting next month. The company said Thursday that Prime members in the U.S. will now pay $119 a year, up from $99, starting May 11 for new members. The new price will apply to renewals of existing […]
‘We should have done this a long time ago’: Transat banks on new hotel division for growth
Transat plans to spend $750 million to launch a network of 5,000 hotel rooms in places such as Mexico and the Caribbean
Microsoft tops estimates as Azure, Office products drive gains
Azure’s growth has propelled Microsoft to the No. 2 position in the US$15.6 billion cloud computing market with a 14 per cent sharemic
Notley says B.C. pipeline court challenge illogical, harmful if successful
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the B.C. government’s attempt to get court backing in a bid to thwart the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would put Canada in “economic gridlock” if it succeeds. British Columbia is seeking control over increased levels of diluted bitumen coming into the province because of concerns of increased risk […]
Jury hits pork giant for $50M for hog operation’s nuisance
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal jury on Thursday awarded more than $50 million in damages to neighbours of an industrial hog operation found responsible for intense smells, noise and other disturbances so bad people couldn’t enjoy their rural homes. Jurors on Thursday awarded the 10 neighbours of a 15,000-head swine operation a total of $750,000 […]