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Infrastructure Bank CEO says it's ready to play a role in national-interest projects

Infrastructure Bank CEO says it's ready to play a role in national-interest projects

CALGARY — The chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the Crown corporation is looking forward to playing a role in Ottawa's ambitions to push ahead major projects deemed in the national interest.
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Avoid new shoes and look after your mental health. How to be well at the Hajj

Avoid new shoes and look after your mental health. How to be well at the Hajj

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to do it.
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Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens

Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens

TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.
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Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal

Jobs minister presses Canada Post, workers to reach a deal

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu on Wednesday called on Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers to return to the bargaining table and hash out terms for binding arbitration, with the two sides still far apart on key issues.
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B.C. port supervisors union and employers ratify four-year deal

B.C. port supervisors union and employers ratify four-year deal

VANCOUVER — Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year.
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Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Swaths of smoke from wildfires that have torched buildings and forced thousands from their homes in Western Canada have drifted as far as Newfoundland and Labrador in the east and Texas in the south.
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Movie Review: Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet in ‘Ballerina,’ a John Wick spinoff

Movie Review: Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet in ‘Ballerina,’ a John Wick spinoff

Watch a bunch of John Wick movies all in a row, and you can get pretty paranoid. You start to think everyone’s an assassin.
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Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum

Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum

OTTAWA — Canada's steel industry is calling on the federal government to quickly match U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum — part of a growing chorus demanding swift retaliation.
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Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81.
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Smith says she sees a 'breakthrough' in talks with Americans on energy

Smith says she sees a 'breakthrough' in talks with Americans on energy

WASHINGTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Wednesday there's been a "breakthrough" in conversations with Americans on Canada's role in the United States' quest for energy dominance as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to cause uncert
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