Skip to content

National Business

Bishnoi gang: Experts say fear of Indian syndicate has existed for years in Canada

Bishnoi gang: Experts say fear of Indian syndicate has existed for years in Canada

Alleged members of an Indian gang and its leader have been sending shivers down the spines of members of the South Asian diaspora in Canada for years, says a city councillor in Richmond, B.C.
Read more >
With inflation below target, BoC expected to deliver supersized rate cut this week

With inflation below target, BoC expected to deliver supersized rate cut this week

OTTAWA — Forecasters expect the Bank of Canada to speed up the pace of interest rate cuts and lower its policy rate by half a percentage point this week.
Read more >
Artificial intelligence a 'double-edged sword' in world of cybersecurity: experts

Artificial intelligence a 'double-edged sword' in world of cybersecurity: experts

Denis Villeneuve has worked in cybersecurity for 15 years but seldom have the threats he's come across felt as personal as they do these days.
Read more >
Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

Here's the latest on British Columbia's wet and wild election

British Columbians went to the polls on Saturday, with election day marked by torrential rain and high winds across much of the province. Here's the latest on the narrow race between the New Democrats, led by David Eby, and John Rustad's B.C.
Read more >
Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s mili
Read more >
Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

Indonesia swears in Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth president

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s mili
Read more >
Fearing demolition, Montreal skateboarders rally to protect DIY skatepark from city

Fearing demolition, Montreal skateboarders rally to protect DIY skatepark from city

MONTREAL — Frédérique Luyet hops on her skateboard, rides the half pipe and pulls off a trick. But the spot where she honed her skills and practises to this day is not your ordinary skatepark.
Read more >
Dispute over smoking on patio leads to assault charge for security member in Winnipeg

Dispute over smoking on patio leads to assault charge for security member in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg allege a young woman was assaulted by security staff until she was unconscious after she was confronted about smoking on a business's patio.
Read more >
'Sleeping with an elephant:' What will a Republican or Democrat win mean for Canada?

'Sleeping with an elephant:' What will a Republican or Democrat win mean for Canada?

WASHINGTON — Pierre Trudeau famously described living next to the United States as "sleeping with an elephant," a sentiment his son is intimately aware of amid this year’s tumultuous and polarized American election.
Read more >
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored.
Read more >