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CP NewsAlert: Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy for electric heat
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1. He says many people in northern Saskatchewan use electricity to heat their homes, and that they should be exempt from paying the price. The premier says the province is to examine who uses ... Read More »
Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred former President Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The decision from a four-judge panel came two weeks after an individual appellate judge had put the ... Read More »
Ski-Doo maker BRP feels impact of slow consumer spending as profits plunge
VALCOURT, Que. – BRP Inc. saw its third-quarter profits tumble by half from a year earlier, as the recreational vehicle maker felt the squeeze of sluggish consumer spending. The financial drop marked a sharp U-turn from the previous quarter, when earnings jumped 42 per cent year-over-year and optimism rode high atop near-record sales for the ... Read More »
‘Messing the city up’: Crown lays out ‘Freedom Convoy’ conspiracy argument
OTTAWA – Crown attorneys in the criminal trial of two ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers say the accused conspired to block streets and gridlock downtown Ottawa last year as part of their protest against COVID-19 public-health measures. The Crown alleges that the conspiracy started on Jan. 29 when Tamara Lich and Chris Barber led a convoy of ... Read More »
OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble
LONDON (AP) – The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia will try to agree Thursday on cuts to the amount of crude they send to the world, with prices having tumbled lately despite their efforts to prop them up. That’s been a good thing for U.S. drivers, who have ... Read More »
On ‘Innocence,’ Kenny G’s jazz lullabies aren’t just for kids. They’re for everyone
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Four decades into his career ““ which include countless world tours, 20 studio albums, the Guinness World Record for bestselling jazz artist, and a Grammy ““ saxophonist Kenny G is grateful that his music continues to resonate. “It’s not just my hard work, because I work hard. I practice every day ... Read More »
Director Lepage and dancer Cote to premiere wordless ‘Hamlet’ ballet in Toronto
TORONTO – Robert Lepage and Guillaume Cote have reimagined “Hamlet” without one of its most famous features: the script. The celebrated dancer-choreographer and veteran playwright-stage director say they will premiere a ballet based on the classic tragedy in Toronto in April, five years after reimagining the career of filmmaker Norman McLaren as a multimedia dance ... Read More »
Israel says two more hostages have been released from Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military said Thursday that two Israeli hostages were released from captivity in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the army said the Red Cross had transferred the two women to Israeli forces. They were to be taken to an Israeli military base. The two hostages are among a larger group ... Read More »
Bereavement fares worth looking into but do your research before booking: experts
When Cathy Olliffe-Webster’s 90-year-old mother-in-law died suddenly last year, her family had to make the trek from Cold Lake, Alta., to Ontario in a hurry. The jewelry business owner reckons the flight would have set her and her husband back $2,000 because it was a last-minute booking, but they scored a hefty discount. “We ended ... Read More »
Canadian economy shrank in Q3 but manages to ‘keep its head above recession waters’
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy shrank in the third quarter amid weak business and consumer spending as well as lower exports. Statistics Canada released its gross domestic product report Thursday, which shows the economy contracted 1.1 per cent on an annualized basis. The federal agency says a decrease in international exports and slower inventory accumulation ... Read More »
Stock market today: Wall Street opens mixed and is still headed for big gains in November
NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are opening mixed on Wall Street, keeping the market on track for its best monthly gain in more than a year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in the early going Thursday. It’s up more than 8% for November. The Dow rose 186 points, with a big push from Salesforce. The ... Read More »
