American Media Inc. is selling its tabloid the National Enquirer for $100 million US to James Cohen, chief executive of Hudson News, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the agreement.
Ottawa plans to make Trans Mountain decision by June 18
The federal government will make a final decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project by June 18 — missing the original 90-day deadline set by the National Energy Board.
TSX closes at record high as bull market continues
The Toronto stock index closed at a record high Thursday, as the bull market started at the beginning of 2019 continued.
Sears Holdings sues Eddie Lampert saying he stripped its assets
Sears Holdings Corp. is suing its former chairman and largest shareholder Eddie Lampert, alleging the billionaire stripped the once iconic company of more than $2 billion US in assets.
Mark Norman’s defence points to SNC-Lavalin testimony in bid to unlock secret documents
The country’s soon-to-be-former top bureaucrat may have given lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman an opening to scrub away some of the black ink covering up federal documents submitted to the court as part of his breach of trust case.
Kenney’s election win prompts reactions from B.C., Quebec, Ontario leaders
Although Jason Kenney appealed in French to Quebec in his victory speech to help Alberta get its oil to market, Quebec Premier François Legault isn’t playing.
Pass it on, provinces: Cities say provincial governments hoarding marijuana tax cash
Some of Canada’s largest cities are not getting the money they were promised from taxes on cannabis, despite the increased costs they face from dealing with legal recreational marijuana use in their communities.
7 key questions the [redacted] Mueller report could finally answer
Details, details. That’s what anyone awaiting U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will be seeking when the document goes public on Thursday. Here are a few key questions it could answer.
Astrophysicists find elusive molecule that ‘kick-started’ the universe
They knew it had to exist, but they just couldn’t find evidence of it. Now, after decades of searching, astrophysicists have found verification of the first molecule that formed after the Big Bang.
Higher food prices help push Canada’s inflation rate up to 1.9% in March
The cost of living went up at a 1.9 per cent annual pace in March, Statistics Canada says, as increases in the price of food, rent and mortgages were slightly offset by cheaper gasoline.