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NBC's Hoda Kotb off 'Today' show due to family health issue

NBC's Hoda Kotb off 'Today' show due to family health issue

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's “Today” show is without both of its hosts and addressed Hoda Kotb's absence on the program Wednesday. Kotb is dealing with an unspecified “family health matter," the show's Craig Melvin said.
Aecon Group selling Ontario road building business for $235 million

Aecon Group selling Ontario road building business for $235 million

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. has signed a deal to sell its road building business in Ontario to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (GIP) for $235 million in cash.
Edmunds: The most affordable EVs for 2023

Edmunds: The most affordable EVs for 2023

The push for new, appealing electric vehicles has gained considerable momentum recently. The next few years will see a rollout of EVs in every popular automotive segment, increasing competition and decreasing prices.
Murakami's 1st novel in 6 years to hit stores in April

Murakami's 1st novel in 6 years to hit stores in April

TOKYO (AP) — A new Haruki Murakami novel will be published in April and the publisher is saying little about it except that the Japanese manuscript is around 1,200 pages and the plot involves “a story that had long been sealed.
Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy

Olive oil in coffee? New Starbucks line a curiosity in Italy

MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn't stop Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz from launching a series of beverages that do just that in Milan, the city that inspired his coffee house empire .
TikTok ban should make companies review social media, device policies, experts say

TikTok ban should make companies review social media, device policies, experts say

TORONTO — The federal government's move to ban TikTok on its phones should make companies think twice about their data policies and consider blocking the app on its own devices, academics say.
B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business help

B.C.'s budget praised for housing investment, criticized for lack of business help

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government’s new budget will spend more as the economy shrinks.
Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech

Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention’s imp
Pearson airport to cap number of flights at peak travel times

Pearson airport to cap number of flights at peak travel times

Toronto Pearson International Airport plans to cap the number of flights into and out of Canada's largest air hub in peak travel periods this year, with a view to "flatten out" daily crests at airports awash in passengers.
'Economic engine': Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy

'Economic engine': Alberta predicting $2.4-billion surplus for petro-powered economy

EDMONTON — Alberta is predicting a $2.4-billion budget surplus for its petro-powered economy this year, with plans to take a big bite out of its debt and put up guardrails to prevent eye-popping deficits when oil booms go bust.
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