The Canadian Press TORONTO — An Ontario facility will start producing French’s ketchup early next month as condiment companies continue to battle for Canadian dollars with displays of national pride. Select Food Products Ltd. will produce all of the company’s ketchup sold in Canada at its North York plant. Previously […]
National Business
The Associated PressDavid Bauder NEW YORK–Bill O’Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations. 21st Century Fox issued a statement yesterday that “after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors has stopped doing business in Venezuela after authorities took control of a factory in what GM called an illegal judicial seizure of its assets. The plant was confiscated on Wednesday as anti-government protesters clashed with authorities in a country that is roiling in […]
By Catherine Lucey And Scott Bauer The Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. — President Donald Trump hopes to revive the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign, signing an order Tuesday in politically important Wisconsin to tighten rules on technology companies bringing in highly skilled foreign workers. Trump toured the […]
By Erika Kinetz And Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press SHANGHAI — On April 6, Ivanka Trump’s company won provisional approval from the Chinese government for three new trademarks, giving it monopoly rights to sell Ivanka brand jewelry, bags and spa services in the world’s second-largest economy. That night, the first […]
By Kristen Wyatt The Associated Press DENVER — A ski resort company that stretches from Quebec to Colorado was purchased Monday by the Aspen Skiing Co., setting up seismic changes in a sector with few multistate ski operators. Aspen Skiing Co. is partnering with Denver-based KSL Capital Partners to acquire […]
By Alex Veiga The Associated Press Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. Job growth has been solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up of late, are still near historic lows. And then there’s the bad news: Just […]
The Associated Press DENVER–A man trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut in 80 seconds as part of a Denver doughnut shop’s eating challenge choked to death, one of two people who died in such contests this past weekend. Travis Malouff, 42, died early Sunday of asphyxia due to obstruction […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding,” the company said. “Clearly we missed […]
By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press TORONTO — Like many Canadians, Justin Schaefer gets stressed every year as the tax deadline approaches. And he has good reason to be. That’s because the last time the 32-year-old reported his income to the Canada Revenue Agency was for the 2011 tax year, […]
The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind.–A 94-year-old Indiana woman is celebrating 44 years of working at McDonald’s. Friends and co-workers threw a party for Loraine Maurer, of Evansville, last week. Maurer started working at McDonald’s in 1973 and has been a fixture behind the counter at several locations in the area […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX successfully launched its first recycled rocket yesterday–the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. The Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, hoisting a broadcasting satellite into the clear early-evening sky on the historic […]
