The window for Canada and the U.S. to land a NAFTA breakthrough this week is getting smaller, as officials sit down in Washington, D.C., today for what are expected to be the final high-level meetings this week.
Toronto Danforth shooter stood over woman and shot her 4 times, unsealed warrants show
Nearly two months after the Danforth shooting, unsealed search warrants show that Faisal Hussain stood over a woman and shot her four times during a rampage that ended with the 29-year-old shooting himself in the head.
Rich investors granted Canadian residency despite suspicions of fake documents and dubious assets
Some rich foreigners seeking Canadian residency under a special Quebec program for wealthy investors couldn’t point to the province on a map while others submitted fake documents or disguised their assets — yet many of them were still accepted for immigration, former civil servants say.
This is what the oldest confirmed animal fossil looks like
Scientists say they’ve confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal.
Grocery retailers try new bag of tricks to slow sales decline
Supermarket sales in Canada decreased by 2.9 per cent between May 2017 and 2018, according to Statistics Canada, and traditional supermarkets are trying new tactics to attract business.
Rural Canada Post carriers may see 25% wage hike after pay equity dispute
An arbitrator has released a ruling in a long-standing pay equity dispute at Canada Post that gives rural carriers a hefty pay increase.
Want life insurance? You may want to track your fitness, says John Hancock
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that include optional fitness tracking through tools including wearable devices and smartphones, the company said on Wednesday.
Torstar signs agreement to purchase political website iPolitics
Torstar Corp. announced Thursday it has signed an agreement to acquire Ottawa–based political website iPolitics Inc.
Hackers steal $60 million US in cryptocurrency from Japan exchange
Hackers have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from a Japanese digital currency exchange, the operators said Thursday.
‘A public relations nightmare’: Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program
Read about what CBC News and the Toronto Star discovered after sending a pair of reporters undercover to a ticket industry convention in Las Vegas that brings together box-office giants and the world’s top scalpers in the same room.