Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON - The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has emerged as an early flashpoint in the fight for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, testing President Joe Bid...
Jan 30, 2021
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic aid plan
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is warning of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support fo...
Jan 30, 2021
China's first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations
BEIJING - China National Nuclear Corp. said its first nuclear power unit that uses Hualong One, a third-generation nuclear reactor, started commercial operations on Saturday. The reactor, located in t...
Jan 30, 2021
No income, 2,000 mouths to feed: Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo
ATHENS, Greece - It's feeding time at Greece's only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it can - even tucking one into his long, supple tail. It might be wise to stock up. After bein...
Jan 30, 2021
Biden warns of growing cost of delay on $1.9T econ aid plan
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden warned Friday of a steep and growing "cost of inaction" on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan as the White House searched for "creative" ways to win public support fo...
Jan 29, 2021
Special syringes shouldn't overshadow other vaccination tools, pharmacy prof says
TORONTO - Special syringes that help generate extra doses of COVID-19 vaccines may be in demand right now, but one expert says the country shouldn't treat it as the only solution to getting Canadians ...
Jan 29, 2021
China finance official executed in bribery case
BEIJING - The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case. Lai Xiaomin of ...
Jan 29, 2021
German financial oversight head out after Wirecard scandal
BERLIN - The head of Germany's financial supervisory authority will leave the job as the agency is reorganized in the aftermath of the accounting scandal at payment systems provider Wirecard, the fina...
Jan 29, 2021
US contract signings to buy homes hits record for December
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still a record high for December. The National Association of...
Jan 29, 2021
US consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still out-of-control...
Jan 29, 2021
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