17 m. ago Modi Bolsters India’s Economy With Tax Cuts Ahead of US Tariffs

India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher US tariffs.

Economics

2 h. ago Les boutiques hors taxes sont en pleine crise, sans aucun signe de soulagement en vue

En raison de la guerre commerciale, plusieurs Canadiens évitent les voyages au États-Unis.

Economics

5 h. ago Air Canada travellers face chaos, added costs as flight attendant strike grounds hundreds of planes

Airline has said passengers whose flights are cancelled will be offered a full refund or the opportunity to change their travel plans without a fee

Economics

7 h. ago Fringe Review: Evie and Alfie the funniest, sweetest show at this year’s fest

Evie and Alfie are the funniest and cutest elderly British couple you will ever meet

Other

7 h. ago British horseracing to go on strike in protest against rise in betting taxes

LONDON (AP) — British horseracing will stage an unprecedented one-day strike on Sept. 10 to protest a proposed rise in taxes on race betting. The four scheduled meetings that day — at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton — will not take place after agreements between the owners of the courses and the British Horseracing Authority, […]

Economics

8 h. ago Terence Stamp, Superman villain and ‘swinging sixties’ icon, dies aged 87: U.K. media

London (AFP) — British actor Terence Stamp, who perfected the role of the brooding villain and starred in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, has died aged 87, UK media cited his family announcing on Sunday. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that […]

Events

8 h. ago Trade Partners Grow Restless Waiting for Trump’s Tariff Breaks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared at a Jaguar Land Rover factory in May that his world-leading trade deal with President Donald Trump included a cut in US tariffs on British steel to zero.

Economics

9 h. ago Air Canada flight attendant strike will continue despite Ottawa’s intervention, union says

CUPE to challenge Canada Industrial Relations Board's binding arbitration order

Other

9 h. ago More Air Canada schedule disruptions as flight attendants defy Ottawa’s binding arbitration order

Airline forced to cancel more than 200 flights scheduled for Sunday as CUPE members stay on the picket lines

Other

10 h. ago Midterm Fight Over Trump Bill, Tariffs Starts Early at Iowa Fair

Republican Representative Zach Nunn is making an Iowa State Fair video about President Donald Trump’s tax law, shot on a John Deere tractor under the blazing August sun.

Economics

12 h. ago Air Canada to restart flights Sunday after Ottawa intervenes in strike

Air Canada to resume flights today after feds order binding arbitration, ending strike & lockout within 12 hrs. Full operations are expected to take days to normalize.

Culture

12 h. ago Union representing Air Canada flight attendants says strike will continue

Air Canada to resume flights today after feds order binding arbitration, ending strike & lockout within 12 hrs. Full operations are expected to take days to normalize.

Other

21 h. ago He earned a small town’s trust. He owed $95 million in what authorities say was a Ponzi scheme

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, Miles “Burt” Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if you had some money to invest but wanted to keep it local. Working from an office in the charming village of Hamilton, down the road from Colgate University, Marshall prepared taxes […]

Economics

23 h. ago Air Canada flight cancellations snarl passengers’ travel plans

Air Canada’s cancellation of several flights due to the strike by its flight attendants has thrown a wrench in the summer travel plans of thousands of air passengers.

Other

27 h. ago The United Steelworkers union condemns federal government interference in flight attendants’ bargaining rights

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director, Marty Warren, issued the following statement on the federal government’s decision to intervene in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants: “By stepping in to shut down these negotiations and force workers back to work, the federal government is […]

Politics

27 h. ago Liberals defend stepping in to end dispute between Air Canada and flight attendants

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is defending its decision to intervene to resolve a labour dispute at Canada’s largest airline amid criticism from unions and opposition parties that the move sides with big business. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Saturday that she directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order Air Canada and the […]

Other

27 h. ago Weary travellers at YYC despite fed intervention in Air Canada labour fight

Patty Hajdu, the federal jobs minister, directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday morning to order flight attendants back to work, impose final and binding arbitration and extend the terms of the parties' existing contract until a new one one is determined.

Other

27 h. ago OPSEU says support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary

The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario’s colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a news release that members voted 77.3% to authorize a strike, if necessary, to “secure respect at the bargaining table” and secure a contract the workers deserve. […]

Other

28 h. ago Saskatoon Farm announces reopening, infection numbers continue to rise

The farm announced the food service operations were heading for reopening in a Facebook post Friday.

Other

29 h. ago Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over conflict

Israel plans to relocate Palestinians in Gaza ahead of new offensives in dense areas. Families of hostages call for national protests; airstrikes, malnutrition toll rise.

Events