The phone call came a mere 30 minutes after Juan Moreno had spectacularly, but reluctantly, become the new star of German journalism. An excited publisher wanted to talk to him about options for a book, a documentary, or a movie about the biggest media scandal to hit Germany in decades, a scandal brought about by…
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate continued creeping higher last month to hit 2.3 per cent. The March figure from Statistics Canada shows the pace of inflation inched a little farther past the midpoint of the central bank’s ideal range of between one and three per cent. By comparison, inflation was 2.2 per cent in…
Robert Mueller has almost finished his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, the acting attorney general has said. Matthew Whitaker announced on Monday that Mr Mueller’s inquiry is “close to being completed” – the first indication from the justice department that Mr Mueller could deliver his report soon. He added that he has been…
The shutdown of Syncrude’s oilsands facility last week could lead to a shortage of oil in North America, investment bank Goldman Sachs has warned. Syncrude’s facility has a capacity of 350,000 barrels of oil per day, but it shut down production on Friday after a transformer blew, the Globe and Mail reported. The company says…
A European Union naval operation against migrant trafficking in the Mediterranean was cast in doubt on Wednesday after Germany announced it was withdrawing one of the task force’s three remaining ships. German MPs blamed the decision on Italy’s refusal to allow rescued migrants to land at its ports. But Matteo Salvini, the Italian deputy prime…
It’s 9 a.m. on a Monday in September of 2008. I should be sitting behind a worn wooden desk, trying to stay awake in my Grade 8 social studies class, worrying about whatever 13-year-olds worry about. Instead, I’m sitting at the far end of a glossy new conference table in a downtown Calgary boardroom, my…
Donald Trump remained resolute in his demand for funding for a border wall on Sunday as negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, to strike a deal and reopen the US government, stalled. Apparently content to let the shutdown continue indefinitely, he left for meetings at Camp David as determined as ever to secure the $5.6 billion requested…
TORONTO — McDonald’s Canada says it will be the first Canadian company to acquire beef that is “certified sustainable” according to standards outlined by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The chain says more than 20 million of its Angus burgers will be sourced according to the CRSB standards over the next 12 months….
VANCOUVER — Lynne Kent says owning a home in Vancouver that’s valued at $4 million isn’t the blessing it may appear to be. She and her husband are among a small group of homeowners in British Columbia facing a tax bump on homes assessed at over $3 million who say they simply can’t afford it…
Nasa has announced it is collaborating with its Chinese counterpart on a lunar mission, amid US warnings against sharing technology with the country. The US space agency has been in discussions with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to collaborate on lunar landing research after gaining approval from Congress. The collaboration requires Nasa to navigate a…