The mayor of Estevan, Sask., says local residents have been turned away at the nearby U.S. border after admitting to past pot use.
Fiat Chrysler takes earnings hit over potential costs from diesel probe
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Tuesday its third-quarter profits dropped nearly 40 per cent due to a one-off charge to cover possible payments in a U.S. diesel probe involving SUVs and light-duty pickups.
Bitcoin mining could cancel out climate change efforts, scientists say
Demand for bitcoin could single-handedly derail efforts to limit global warming because the increasingly popular digital currency takes huge amounts of energy to produce, scientists say.
60% of world’s wildlife has been wiped out since 1970
Well over half the world’s population of vertebrates, from fish to birds to mammals, have been wiped out in the past four decades, says a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.
Trump’s visit stirs debate as Pittsburgh mourns after mass shooting in synagogue
The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic political climate.
‘I felt so violated’: Ex-husband charged after Winnipeg woman finds hidden cameras in her home
She thought when she left her abusive ex she would finally be safe. But that illusion was shattered the day she discovered someone had broken into her Winnipeg home and installed hidden cameras in her bedroom and living area.
Canada issues terse statement after far-right candidate elected president of Brazil
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland offered no words of praise today for Brazil’s new president-elect — far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro — choosing instead to congratulate Brazilians on exercising their right to vote in a contentious election in South America’s largest country.
Montreal’s Gildan relaunches online version of American Apparel in Canada
American Apparel will return to the Canadian market with an online store on Nov. 1, a year after its bankruptcy and closure.
Canada’s sprint to ratify sets up Trans-Pacific trade deal to take effect this year
A comprehensive trade agreement between 11 Pacific Rim countries is on track to take effect before the end of 2018, following formal notice of Canada’s ratification last Saturday and indications from Australia that it will do the same this week.
Britain plans to introduce digital tax on internet giants
Britain said it would tax the revenue that online platforms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make in the country to update a system that had not kept pace with changing digital business models.