Instead of sparring over how many immigrants Quebec should accept, chemist Abdul Waheed wishes campaigning provincial politicians would talk about how to help skilled workers like him get jobs in their field so they could integrate into Quebec society.
Bill Cosby sentenced to state prison for 3 to 10 years, judge rules
A judge has sentenced Bill Cosby to three to 10 years in a state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a Canadian woman more than a decade ago.
U.S. safety board faults Air Canada pilots for near disaster in San Francisco
Federal safety officials in the U.S. blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within three to six metres of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco.
6 tornadoes hit Ottawa-Gatineau region, Environment Canada says
Environment Canada confirms that three additional tornadoes touched down in western Quebec on Friday — bringing the day’s total number of twisters in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to six.
The time has come for pot stocks to deliver on the hype: Peter Armstrong
The wild stock market ride of B.C.’s Tilray is an example of the kind of stomach-churning volatility investors in the cannabis space have come to expect. But come Oct. 17, the speculation that’s driving those ups and downs will start to change course, Peter Armstrong writes.
Pinterest to open first Canadian office in Toronto
Pinterest is opening its first office in Canada in Toronto at the start of October in an effort to expand its presence outside of the United States. It says it has 12 million Canadian users, who save 4.5 million photos on the platform daily.
Instagram co-founders resign with no explanation
Chief executive Kevin Systrom said in a statement late Monday that he and Mike Krieger, Instagram’s chief technical officer, plan to leave the company in the next few weeks and take time off “to explore our curiosity and creativity again.” The company has been owned by Facebook since 2012.
Aurora Cannabis ‘more than ready’ with pot supply
Licensed marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is “more than ready” for the legalization of recreational pot next month, with enough supply to meet all its commitments to provinces and territories.
‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Kavanaugh says as new sex assault allegation surfaces
Republicans are mounting a combative, co-ordinated drive to salvage Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination as they fight to keep a second woman’s allegation of long-ago sexual misconduct from derailing his confirmation.
U.S. interest rates are rising and indebted Canadians won’t escape the effect: Don Pittis
The world will feel the effect as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is expected to raise rates this week — and then keep raising them.