Ontario malls plan to stay open longer to compete with U.S. Black Friday
TORONTO – Some of Ontario’s biggest malls are going to be open even longer than usual on Black Friday in hopes of keeping Canadian shoppers close to home rather than crossing the U.S. border in search...
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Stocks tumble, Dow suffers worst day of 2012
NEW YORK – Stocks on Wall Street tumbled to the worst one-day loss of the year as investors look past the U.S. presidential election and worry over problems ahead in Washington and Europe. The Dow...
View ArticleUS working with British, Algeria to free hostages
LONDON – Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. is working with the British and Algerian governments to assess what’s happening on the ground at a natural gas complex in the Sahara where Islamic...
View Article4 in 10 employees feel under appreciated at work: Survey
TORONTO, Ont. – Anyone who feels under appreciated at work is not alone, according to a new survey. The poll, taken by Accountemps, found approximately four in 10 employees don’t feel they get enough...
View ArticleObama: US cancelling joint military exercise with Egypt amid violence
CHILMARK, Mass. – President Barack Obama has made his first public statement on the rapidly deteriorating situation in Egypt, saying the U.S. will cancel its joint military exercise because of the...
View ArticleInterview: Diane Francis on her new book, ‘The Merger of the Century’
Political affairs specialist John Stall spoke with journalist and author Diane Francis about her new book, The Merger of the Century, which discusses why Canada and the U.S should merge....
View ArticleRepublican senator says deal in hand to avoid default, reopen the government
WASHINGTON – A Republican senator says she understands Senate leaders have reached an agreement to avoid a looming Treasury default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown. Sen. Kelly...
View ArticleVideo: Business report with Mike Eppel, Jan. 10
Key economic signals for Canada and the U.S. due out Friday, senior business editor Mike Eppel explains.
View ArticleU.S. braces for another round of heavy snow and frigid temps
PHILADELPHIA – Another batch of heavy snow and frigid temperatures is forecast from Virginia to New England as a winter storm bears down on the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States. The National...
View ArticleU.S. East Coast braces for yet another winter storm
WASHINGTON – School is cancelled, buses are halted and federal government workers are staying home as the U.S. capital braces for a storm expected to dump up to 30 centimetres of snow on parts of the...
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