Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri announced new taxes on exports and the elimination of several ministries on Monday in a bid to halt economic turmoil that has sent the peso to record lows.
Ad giant WPP names Read as CEO to succeed founder Sorrell
WPP named company veteran Mark Read as its new CEO on Monday to steer the world’s biggest advertising company through a period of unprecedented change and following the acrimonious exit of its founder Martin Sorrell.
Parents have fretted through the ages about kids’ fascination with technology, experts say
Today’s grandparents may have fond memories of the “good old days,” but history tells us that adults have worried about their kids’ fascination with new-fangled entertainment and technology since the days of dime novels, radio, the first comic books and rock ‘n’ roll.
‘Process is torturous’: Federal whistleblower says Canada doesn’t protect people who speak out
A former EI fraud investigator is blowing the whistle on Canada’s whistleblower protection laws, saying she has paid a high price for speaking out about wrongdoing and the government is not doing enough to protect people like her.
Federal government searches for path forward on pipeline as Alberta pulls plug on climate deal
As progress on the Trans Mountain pipeline stalls, Ottawa has lost another provincial ally in the climate fight — leaving the Trudeau government scrambling for answers as the crowd of friendly faces thins across the country.
‘It’s a human rights issue’: Women fight for the right to be braless on the job
Some women are fighting for the right to be braless in the workplace. One B.C. woman filed a human rights complaint after her employer demanded she wear a bra.
Trump warns Congress to keep out of NAFTA talks with Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his threat to withdraw entirely from the North American Free Trade Agreement on Saturday and warned Congress to butt out of negotiations with Canada. He also tweeted: “There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal.”
Accountant accused of fudging up to 1,400 tax returns won’t face criminal charges
A tax preparer who the Canada Revenue Agency had claimed was possibly behind widescale fraud won’t face criminal charges due to lack of proof of intent.
Oilsands workers, Fort McMurray leaders disappointed with Trans Mountain setback
At a Fort McMurray diner on Friday, many customers sipped coffee and swallowed their disappointment as they discussed a federal court ruling that has halted work on the Trans Mountain pipeline project.
Next week’s NAFTA challenge: Restore momentum after Trump’s latest ‘bullying’
As he left the stage after an event in North Carolina on Friday, Donald Trump’s team played the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones. It is fun to imagine it as a commentary on the NAFTA talks — but was it a message for Canada, or Trump’s supporters?