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.
With Congressional deadline looming, Freeland pushes back against calls for swift NAFTA deal
With a U.S. Congressional deadline looming to wrap up NAFTA negotiations, Foreign Affairs Minister Chyrstia Freeland told reporters in Washington today that the only timeline she’s working to is the one that will end up delivering the deal Canada wants.
Researchers discover planet Vulcan from Star Trek — sort of
Researchers have discovered a planet orbiting a star just 16 light-years away, the very star that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry said his fictional planet orbited.
U.S. Senate committee renews effort to have Christine Blasey Ford testify
As U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up his defence of Brett Kavanaugh, his nominee for the Supreme Court, on Wednesday the Senate judiciary committee renewed its request to have the woman who accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault speak to his confirmation hearing.
Nasdaq halts trading in Tilray after pot stock doubles in 2 days
Shares in Canadian marijuana company Tilray Inc. were halted on the Nasdaq Wednesday after they doubled in two days.
‘We can’t wait’: Why more Canadians are finally getting serious about making less garbage
A growing number of Canadian consumers and businesses are taking action against single-use plastics, even before this week’s meeting of G7 environment ministers in Halifax. And there’s a fresh understanding that biodegradable and compostable plastics are a problem, too.
Cathay Pacific pokes fun at self after misspelling its own name on a plane
Pictures of a giant typo on a Cathay Pacific jet in Hong Kong have been making the rounds online, but the company is keeping its sense of humour.
Former exec sues Spotify over boys-only events and pay
A former sales executive is suing Spotify for gender discrimination and equal pay violations, saying executives organized “boys’ trips” that excluded women and that the company paid men more for the same work.
Who wins a U.S.-China trade war? The one that loses least: Don Pittis
A game of chicken between China and the U.S. may transform global trade — and that may not be all bad.
Floor-crossing MP praised Trudeau government in weeks before departure
Leona Alleslev heaped public and private praise on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior ministers in the weeks before she started a secret process to defect to the opposition Conservatives, according to an email and an audio recording obtained by CBC News.