KILLINGTON, Vt. — The Latest on the Vermont governor rejecting the budget and tax bills (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The president pro tem of the Vermont Senate is calling the promise by Republican Gov. Phil Scott to veto the state budget and a property tax bill “beyond bizarre.” Democratic and Progressive Sen. Tim Ashe […]
SEATTLE — The Latest on a Seattle plan to tax businesses to fight homelessness (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The Seattle City Council has approved a tax on large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness. The council on Monday unanimously backed a compromise tax plan that will charge large businesses about $275 […]
Inmates at two federal prisons who use injection drugs will have access to clean syringes beginning in June, with the Correctional Service of Canada planning to roll out the service at other institution…
TORONTO — American Express Canada says it has reached a deal with Aimia Inc. and Air Canada extend its term as a credit card partner in the Aeroplan rewards program. The company says the renewed contract extends through to June 29, 2020, to end at the same time as Air Canada’s participation in Aeroplan. Aimia’s […]
Quebec is ready to collect provincial and federal taxes, which would permit citizens to file a single tax return instead of two, Premier Philippe Couillard said Monday. Couillard was responding to a resolution favourable to the change that was passed over the weekend at a Conservative party meeting in Quebec. “To simplify the lives of […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The driver of a Tesla electric car had the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode engaged when she slammed into the back of a Utah fire truck over the weekend, in the latest crash involving a car with self-driving features. The 28-year-old driver of the car told police in suburban Salt Lake City […]
TORONTO — H&R Real Estate Investment Trust says it is selling 63 U.S. retail properties for about $810 million with plans to reinvest some of the proceeds to grow its Lantower Residential division. The sale includes all of H&R REIT’s remaining retail properties in the United States, other than 16 gas stations and convenience stores. […]
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Latest on a Tesla sedan with an Autopilot feature (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The driver of a Tesla electric car that hit a Utah fire department vehicle over the weekend says the car’s semi-autonomous Autopilot mode was engaged at the time of the crash. Police in the Salt Lake […]
“The pace of acquisitions at Aurora is extremely fast, as the company has just recently started to integrate Cannimed,” according to one analyst