By Jeff Karoub The Associated Press DETROIT — The Chevy Bolt has been named top car in North America, an important milestone for a car General Motors hopes will finally get Americans hooked on electric vehicles. The Honda Ridgeline grabbed the honour for top truck. Utility vehicles were honoured separately […]
National Business
By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — As traditional commercial fishing is threatening fish populations worldwide, U.S. officials are working on a plan to expand fish farming into federal waters around the Pacific Ocean. The government sees the move toward aquaculture as a promising solution to overfishing and feeding […]
By Neil BillingerCJWW The Canadian Press SASKATOON — A popular food for pet birds is having a challenging time getting a foothold in the more lucrative human food market. It was announced one year ago that de-hulled glabrous (hairless) canary seed had been given the green light for human consumption […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — Last year saw the highest costs from natural disasters since 2012, with a pair of earthquakes in Japan in April accounting for the heaviest losses, a leading insurer said Wednesday. Losses from natural disasters worldwide totalled $175 billion last year, some $50 billion of which […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — In another tweet targeting a U.S. company, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes the vast majority of compact Chevrolet Cruzes at a sprawling complex […]
The Associated Press OTTAWA — The company that owns the right to broadcast the Super Bowl in Canada and the NFL went back to court Wednesday in an effort to reverse a decision banning the substitution of Canadian ads over American ones during the game. Bell Media, which owns CTV, […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House. There’s only one problem – it’s not true anymore. China, the world’s second-biggest economy behind the United States, hasn’t been pushing down its […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles and M&M’s, is breaking ranks with other food companies and denouncing an industry-funded paper that says global recommendations on limiting sugar are based on weak evidence. The paper drew criticism this week because it was […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is reporting a third-quarter loss of US$117 million, the smallest of the current financial year. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S. currency, says the latest quarterly loss amounted to 22 cents per basic share before adjustments. After adjustments, BlackBerry says […]
By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press LAREDO, Texas — Donald Trump’s only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that’s not long enough for 18-wheelers hauling foreign-made dishwashers and car batteries to lurch […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian government on Friday approved the sale of the nation’s largest cattle empire to Australia’s richest woman and her Chinese business partner, ending a drawn-out battle over foreign ownership of farmland. The country’s largest private landholding, S. Kidman & Co. […]
By Louise Watt The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s highest court on Thursday ruled in favour of basketball legend Michael Jordan at the culmination of a years-long case over use of the Chinese rendering of his globally-known name and trademark. The former NBA star has been in a dispute with […]
