By Michael Balsamo The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. The lawsuit […]
National Business
By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors is considering making a bid to acquire Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep unit, two employees of the Chinese company said Monday, in an ambitious new move for the country’s fast-growing domestic auto brands. Great Wall has yet to […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — The St. Lawrence Seaway is recovering from the worst cargo season in years with an unexpected resurgence in exports of iron ore and grain in the first half of the shipping year. Cargo shipments increased 18 per cent between March 20 and […]
By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before the day had ended, the chief executive of a $170 billion tech giant. Three of the nation’s top executives resigned […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway is putting pressure on its larger domestic rival by cutting days off the delivery of imported goods from Vancouver to the U.S. industrial heartland. The Calgary-based railway (TSX:CP) says changes in Vancouver and North Dakota will accelerate cross-border shipments […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Britain’s National Crime Agency said human trafficking and modern slavery are much more prevalent than previously thought, and there are 300 active police investigations across the U.K. Agency official Will Kerr said investigators have found widespread evidence of people as young as 12 being sold for sexual […]
By Grant Schulte The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline questioned its proposed pathway through Nebraska on Tuesday in hopes that state regulators will reject or reroute it, a decision that would create more delays for the 9-year-old project. But pipeline builder TransCanada defended its […]
By Grant Schulte The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The proposed Keystone XL pipeline survived nine years of protests, lawsuits and political wrangling that saw the Obama administration reject it and President Donald Trump revive it, but now the project faces the possibility of death by economics. Low oil prices […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Over the next year and a half, Alan Bekerman plans to grow his healthy fast-food chain iQ Food Co. from five to up to 11 locations and not a single one will accept cash. “It was one less thing that we had […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Norbord Inc. increased its dividend as it reported its second-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year ago. The maker of oriented strand board said it will pay 50 cents (Cdn.) per share under its variable dividend policy, up from a payment of 20 cents (Cdn.) […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Norbord Inc. (TSX:OSB) increased its dividend as it reported its second-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year ago. The maker of oriented strand board says it will pay 50 cents Cdn per share under its variable dividend policy, up from a payment of […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–At Jef Boeke’s lab, you can whiff an odour that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here. But he and his colleagues are cooking up something else altogether: yeast that works with chunks of man-made DNA. Scientists long have been able […]
