Monthly Archive: May 2018

Delaying pot legalization won’t change much, Health Canada says after senators urge for Indigenous voices to sit at the table.

West Texas Intermediate crude briefly pared losses as Trump announced his decision

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says he is absolutely confident Canada and Kinder Morgan will come to a financial agreement that will convince the pipeline builder to proceed with the Trans Mountain expansion before its May 31 deadline. Speaking at a conference in Ottawa today, Carr says it was understandable that the threat […]

NEW YORK — Four more Nike executives have left the sportswear company amid its efforts to overhaul workplace culture. They are Helen Kim, vice-president of Nike East for North America; Simon Pestridge, global vice-president of marketing for performance categories; Steve Lesnard, the head of running in North America and Tommy Kain, Nike’s director of sports […]

BOSTON — Attorneys are asking Massachusetts’ highest court to levy fines against the state attorney general’s office because former prosecutors tried to minimize the scope of a state drug lab scandal. Matthew Segal of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts told the Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday that sanctions are necessary to prevent such […]

Prices at the top end of the market plunged 7.6 per cent in the six months to March, making it the world’s second-worst performer during that period

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief G7 organizer says world leaders simply cannot avoid a discussion of thorny trade issues when they meet next month in Quebec. Peter Boehm, the Canadian sherpa, didn’t mention Donald Trump by name Tuesday, but his comments came during a speech to a symposium focused on how to shape […]

MOSCOW — Russia’s house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved Dmitry Medvedev for a new term as prime minister. Medvedev was nominated a day earlier by President Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated for a fourth term as Russia’s president. Putin signed a decree formalizing Medvedev’s appointment soon after the parliamentary vote. Medvedev has been prime minister […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The Latest on Google’s at its annual developers conference (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Google outlined its latest improvements to its Android operating system, including more adaptive brightness settings and battery function. Called Android P it’s the ninth major version of the Android operating system. The battery will now use machine […]

Various commodities are showing a rise in price, but their stock prices haven’t always kept up, which is putting pressure on mining executives to pursue growth through acquisitions