- Canada's Harper says 'very sorry' about expenses scandal Mitra Taj - Reuters - 15 hrs ago
By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that … More »Canada's Harper says 'very sorry' about expenses scandal
By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in power. Harper is under heavy pressure to explain how he could not have known that Nigel …
- Brother defends Toronto mayor against crack-smoking allegations Julie Gordon - Reuters - 15 hrs ago
By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's scandal-hit mayor, Rob Ford, stayed away from city hall on Wednesday but his older brother, a fellow city politician, issued … More »Brother defends Toronto mayor against crack-smoking allegations
By Julie Gordon TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's scandal-hit mayor, Rob Ford, stayed away from city hall on Wednesday but his older brother, a fellow city politician, issued a fierce defense of Ford, who was allegedly caught on a cellphone video smoking crack cocaine. "Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these …
- CP Railway reopens line, cleans up after oil spill Reuters - 21 hrs ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it has repaired and reopened a rail line near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and continues to clean up after … More »CP Railway reopens line, cleans up after oil spill
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Wednesday it has repaired and reopened a rail line near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and continues to clean up after a derailment that spilled 575 barrels of crude oil on Tuesday. CP, the country's second-largest rail carrier, said the line reopened late Tuesday night following …
- Montreal tells 1.3 million residents to boil their drinking water Reuters - 17 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, has asked 1.3 million people to boil their drinking water after a problem at one of the city's water treatment facilities. … More »Montreal tells 1.3 million residents to boil their drinking water
(Reuters) - Montreal, Canada's second-largest city, has asked 1.3 million people to boil their drinking water after a problem at one of the city's water treatment facilities. The advisory, posted on the city's website on Wednesday, covers much of the south and east of the city of 1.65 million. The order followed reports …
- CP Rail says oil leaking after tankers derail in Saskatchewan Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said five tankers containing oil derailed on Tuesday morning near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and one of the cars … More »CP Rail says oil leaking after tankers derail in Saskatchewan
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said five tankers containing oil derailed on Tuesday morning near Jansen, Saskatchewan, and one of the cars is leaking crude, the third spill for the company in two months. Ed Greenberg, a spokesman for Canada's No.2 railway, said the cars containing Western Canadian …
- Canada bank regulator says watching housing risk, pleased so far Andrea Hopkins - Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top banking regulator said on Tuesday she is focused on the risk Canada's big banks face from low interest rates and real … More »Canada bank regulator says watching housing risk, pleased so far
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top banking regulator said on Tuesday she is focused on the risk Canada's big banks face from low interest rates and real estate lending, but is happy that the housing market is moving into more balanced territory. Julie Dickson, head of the Office of the Superintendent of …
- Harper under cloud after chief of staff resigns Randall Palmer - Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was under intense pressure on Monday to reassure voters that his administration … More »Harper under cloud after chief of staff resigns
By Randall Palmer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was under intense pressure on Monday to reassure voters that his administration is above reproach amid questions surrounding a secret check paid to Senator Mike Duffy. "There's been nothing under this prime minister's watch that's tied …
- Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal David Ljunggren - Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an mounting expenses scandal … More »Canadian prime minister's top aide quits over expenses scandal
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - The top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper abruptly resigned on Sunday over his role in an mounting expenses scandal which is threatening to undermine the Conservative government. Nigel Wright, Harper's chief of staff, quit after secretly giving a C$90,000 ($87,000) check …
- Canada's PM defends aide at heart of growing expenses scandal David Ljunggren - Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended on Friday a top aide who is at the center of an expenses scandal that is becoming … More »Canada's PM defends aide at heart of growing expenses scandal
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended on Friday a top aide who is at the center of an expenses scandal that is becoming one of the biggest crises to hit the governing Conservatives since they took office in 2006. Opposition parties want an inquiry into why Nigel Wright, Harper's …
- Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing stimulus Andy Bruce - Reuters - 1 hr 17 mins ago
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered … More »Warning signs for China, Fed hints at curbing stimulus
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity shrank in May for the first time in seven months, overshadowing signs that the euro zone's downturn tempered slightly in May, business surveys showed on Thursday. World stock markets tumbled after the Chinese data and also in response to U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman …
- ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange - Reuters - 13 mins ago
By Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank … More »ECB seeks new tools while Fed toys with exit
By Leigh Thomas and Jason Lange PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is looking into expanding its range of policy tools, while the U.S. central bank is mulling scaling back its support measures, highlighting the contrasting fortunes between the world's two biggest economic blocs. ECB Executive Board member …
- CA-BUSINESS Summary Reuters - 13 mins ago
EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax … More »CA-BUSINESS Summary
EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge …
- EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills John O'Donnell - Reuters - 14 mins ago
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they … More »EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills
By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said …
- UK regulator fines JPMorgan 3 million pounds Reuters - 26 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has fined a wealth management unit of U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase 3.08 million pounds ($4.6 million) … More »UK regulator fines JPMorgan 3 million pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has fined a wealth management unit of U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase 3.08 million pounds ($4.6 million) for being unable to show it was giving clients the right advice. The FCA said on Thursday the failings were not corrected until the watchdog brought them …
- TD Bank profit rises 2 percent on trading, U.S. income Reuters - 30 mins ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings, driven by stronger trading-related revenue and higher income from its U.S. … More »TD Bank profit rises 2 percent on trading, U.S. income
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings, driven by stronger trading-related revenue and higher income from its U.S. retail banking unit. The bank, Canada's second-largest, said on Thursday that it had earned a net C$1.72 billion ($1.66 billion), or C1.78 a share, in …
- Deutsche bosses seek to win over skeptical shareholders Edward Taylor - Reuters - 42 mins ago
By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince skeptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the … More »Deutsche bosses seek to win over skeptical shareholders
By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince skeptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the right track again after facing a host of legal problems. Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen, who took charge nearly a year ago, are trying …
- Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival The Associated Press - AP - 49 mins ago
CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. More »Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
- CA-CANADA Summary Reuters - 1 hr 17 mins ago
Canada's Harper says 'very sorry' about expenses scandal LIMA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very … More »CA-CANADA Summary
Canada's Harper says 'very sorry' about expenses scandal LIMA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal that threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in power. Harper is under heavy pressure to …
- Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13 Reuters - 1 hr 22 mins ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern … More »Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. Sixteen people were wounded in the attack in the capital of Baluchistan province, and the death toll could rise, police said. The bomb …
- EU regulators accept Lufthansa, United antitrust offer Reuters - 2 hrs 1 min ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accepted on Thursday concessions from Lufthansa , United Airlines , Air Canada and Continental to ease competition concerns … More »EU regulators accept Lufthansa, United antitrust offer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators accepted on Thursday concessions from Lufthansa , United Airlines , Air Canada and Continental to ease competition concerns about their transatlantic revenue-sharing pact. The European Commission said the airlines would give up airport slots in Frankfurt and New York, and also …
- Dale Hunter looking to keep Knights alive with tiebreaker win at Memorial Cup Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press - AP - 2 hrs 2 mins ago
SASKATOON - Dale Hunter watched from the sidelines as his London Knights fell just short in last season's MasterCard Memorial Cup final. More »Dale Hunter looking to keep Knights alive with tiebreaker win at Memorial Cup
SASKATOON - Dale Hunter watched from the sidelines as his London Knights fell just short in last season's MasterCard Memorial Cup final.
- HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold Poornima Gupta - Reuters - 2 hrs 32 mins ago
By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround … More »HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold
By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal second-quarter profit plummeted 32 percent, …
- $2 billion tornado damage estimate illustrates daunting recovery for Oklahoma City suburb Ramit Plushnick-Masti And Sean Murphy, The Associated Press - AP - 2 hrs 54 mins ago
MOORE, Okla. - All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children … More »$2 billion tornado damage estimate illustrates daunting recovery for Oklahoma City suburb
MOORE, Okla. - All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighbourhood.
- Car bomb attacks in Niger target French uranium mine, army barracks Dm-Aos, The Associated Press - AP - 3 hrs ago
NIAMEY, Niger - Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates … More »Car bomb attacks in Niger target French uranium mine, army barracks
NIAMEY, Niger - Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people.
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