Monthly Archive: May 2018

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: The U.S. president could hardly have chosen a more treacherous economic moment to tear up the ‘decaying and rotten deal’ with Iran

A number of youth suicides that have shaken North Battleford, Sask. were top of mind at a walk to raise awareness about mental health in the community last week.

HONG KONG — World stocks were mixed Monday, with Asian gains led by Hong Kong after President Donald Trump softened his tone on trade, saying he would seek a way to keep Chinese technology company ZTE in business despite U.S. sanctions. KEEPING SCORE: European shares were mixed in early trading. France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.2 […]

Young adults are already showing unprecedented levels of hearing loss, and a familiar technology is a key reason why.

TOKYO — Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co.’s profit fell 32 per cent in the last quarter from a year earlier as a strong yen, rising raw materials costs and research expenses bit into earnings. The company said Monday that its January-March profit was 168.8 billion yen ($1.5 billion), down from 249 billion yen last year. […]

VANCOUVER — Lynne Kent says owning a home in Vancouver that’s valued at $4 million isn’t the blessing it may appear to be. She and her husband are among a small group of homeowners in British Columbia facing a tax bump on homes assessed at over $3 million who say they simply can’t afford it […]

A genomics and policy researcher with the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto says the health and personal freedom of patients will be at risk if a challenge by the gove…

Three years ago, her government cut residency spots. Now she’s promising cash for new ones

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Shares of regional budget airline AirAsia plunged Monday after its chief Tony Fernandes publicly apologized for supporting defeated Prime Minister Najib Razak in a historic election last week. The vote ended with a victory for a four-party alliance led by Mahathir Mohamad, resulting in Malaysia’s first change of government since it […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A glut of legal marijuana has driven Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends meet — one that doesn’t come with a high. Applications for state licenses to grow hemp — marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin — have increased more […]