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JP Saxe's North American tour cancelled over low ticket sales despite online appeal

JP Saxe's North American tour cancelled over low ticket sales despite online appeal

TORONTO — A Toronto singer-songwriter who was set to tour North America this fall says he's cancelled his series of concerts over sluggish ticket sales and the high cost of life on the road.
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'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

'Tech is booming': Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

LETHBRIDGE — Businesses in southern Alberta are getting the chance to try out a publicly accessible supercomputer.
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Canada Post workers vote to reject latest contract offer

Canada Post workers vote to reject latest contract offer

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject the Crown corporation's latest contract offer. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that 68.
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Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case

Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case

MIAMI (AP) — A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages.
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Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says

Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says

WASHINGTON — Canada's ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade — despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent on Friday.
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B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises

B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth is urging the federal government to stand firm and "negotiate hard" when trying to find a solution to 35 per cent tariffs imposed by U.S.
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Freeland tells MPs she was 'dismayed' by BC Ferries' decision buy Chinese ships

Freeland tells MPs she was 'dismayed' by BC Ferries' decision buy Chinese ships

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan's cancellat
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Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel 'flawed'

Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel 'flawed'

OTTAWA — Ottawa is insisting it hasn't been allowing exports of lethal weapons to Israel — days after the release of a report that says Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly.
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History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians

TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts.
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Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs

Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is disappointed that U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal.
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