By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Ford Motor Co. ended 91 years of car manufacturing in Australia on Friday, with the remaining two Australian car makers due to close their doors next year. Ford Australia said it built the world’s last six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive Falcon XR6 at […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s largest newspaper publisher has announced changes to its board and executive as it completes a deal to restructure its debt. Postmedia Network Inc. (TSX:PNC.B, TSX:PNC.A) said Wednesday its total debt has been reduced by approximately $307 million and its annual cash interest expense has […]
By Nicholas Riccardi And Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press DENVER — The leak of some of Donald Trump’s tax returns highlights enormous disparities in the tax code between high-income businesses and individuals and everyone else that may have allowed the Republican presidential nominee to avoid paying federal income taxes for […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Bombardier says its new CSeries aircraft has received an independent environmental certification, confirming its promise of a commercial jet with a substantially lower carbon footprint. The Montreal-based manufacturer says the CS100, which was entered into service by Swiss International Air Lines in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governor says greater trade integration around the world has created challenges that central bankers cannot afford to ignore. In a university lecture Monday in Bellingham, Wash., Stephen Poloz says the evolution of trade liberalization can affect economic models and decision-making processes […]
By Matthew Pennington And Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a China-based company and four of its executives for conspiring to evade U.S. economic sanctions that target North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs. Also Monday, the Treasury Department […]
By Annabelle Liang The Associated Press SINGAPORE — Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has made rides on its self-driving taxis available to the general public in Singapore for free, expanding a first-in-the world run that was initially invitation-only. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars […]
By Annabelle Liang The Associated Press SINGAPORE — Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has made rides on its self-driving taxis available to the general public in Singapore for free, expanding a first-in-the world run that was initially invitation-only. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars […]
By Patrick Whittle The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The United States and Canada have brokered a deal to share what’s left of the dwindling North American cod fishing business in the Atlantic next year. Both countries fish for cod, which is an important food fish that has declined in […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — General Motors and the Canadian auto workers union Unifor have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a strike that was threatened for midnight Monday. Union President Jerry Dias said the deal will bring new products to the Oshawa assembly plant near Toronto […]
By Robert Jablon The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether tons of goods will reach their shelves. The South Korean giant filed for bankruptcy protection […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — Restaurateurs are crying foul over a second industrial milk price increase this year, set to take effect Thursday, which they say will likely lead to higher food prices for Canadians. In July, the Canadian Dairy Commission decided to boost the price of […]
