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Full disclosure: companies face emissions reporting mandates even as Canada lags

Full disclosure: companies face emissions reporting mandates even as Canada lags

TORONTO — It’s getting harder for companies to hide their dirty secrets.
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Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year

Chilean voters reject conservative constitution, after defeating leftist charter last year

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Voters rejected on Sunday a proposed conservative constitution to replace Chile’s dictatorship-era charter, showing both the deep division in the South American country and the inability of political sectors to address people's
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'Smoke screen': Canadian airlines use NDAs to keep a lid on passenger settlements

'Smoke screen': Canadian airlines use NDAs to keep a lid on passenger settlements

MONTREAL — Colleen Dafoe was at the Halifax airport last December with her husband and daughter when WestJet told her their trip was cancelled.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week.
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Quebec's electricity ambitions reopen old wounds in Newfoundland and Labrador

Quebec's electricity ambitions reopen old wounds in Newfoundland and Labrador

MONTREAL — As Quebec prepares to ramp up electricity production to meet its ambitious economic goals, the government is trying to extend a power deal that has caused decades of resentment in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait’s ruling emir, died on Saturday after a three-year, low-key reign focused on trying to resolve the tiny, oil-rich nation's internal political disputes. He was 86.
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Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years

Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 1/2 years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and t
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Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say

EDMONTON — It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations.
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Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter

Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter

TORONTO — In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job.
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Freeland won't say how long it could take to determine what Alberta entitled from CPP

Freeland won't say how long it could take to determine what Alberta entitled from CPP

TORONTO — Citing the "complicated" nature of pensions and need for all provinces and territories to weigh in, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland would not provide a specific timeline for determining how much Alberta would be entitled to if it leaves
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