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Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says

Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.
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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.
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Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report

Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report

OTTAWA — Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts.
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Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump , including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite
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B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight

VANCOUVER — A man charged with hijacking a light plane at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver had an "ideological motive to disrupt airspace" and seized control of the aircraft after threatening a flight instructor, RCMP said We
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Couche-Tard ends bid for 7-Eleven parent company over 'lack of good faith engagement'

Couche-Tard ends bid for 7-Eleven parent company over 'lack of good faith engagement'

Canada's convenience store giant backed away from a blockbuster bid set to dramatically expanded its convenience store empire, when it pulled its proposal to buy the parent company of rival 7-Eleven on Wednesday.
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Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

Prime Minister Mark Carney said any future trade deal with the United States could include quotas on Canadian softwood lumber exports, a sector that has been a sore point in cross-border trade relations long before U.S.
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Timeline: All the twists and turns from Couche-Tard's push to buy 7-Eleven's owner

Timeline: All the twists and turns from Couche-Tard's push to buy 7-Eleven's owner

Almost one year after it began its pursuit of 7-Eleven's parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing from negotiations due to an alleged lack of engagement from its acquisition target. The Laval, Que.
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Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

OTTAWA — Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 and Aug. 1.
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How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has responded with a number of measures.
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