3 d. ago U.S. court rules Lisa Cook can stay as Fed governor, blocks Trump from removing her

Trump, a Republican, said he was firing Cook on Aug. 25 over allegations raised by one of his appointees that she committed mortgage fraud.

Politics

5 d. ago Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by Supreme Court. Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but she sued and lower courts ordered her reinstated because […]

Society

6 d. ago Lawyers flag urgent need for better funding of federal trade, sanctions agencies

OTTAWA — Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff war. In a letter to the Finance Department ahead of the coming fall budget, the Canadian international trade and investment lawyers […]

Economics

6 d. ago Lawyers call for Ottawa to bolster agencies managing tariffs, sanctions and trade policy

Canadian international trade and investment lawyers say the federal units are under strain amid a surge of activity, threatening Canada's economic resilience

Economics

9 d. ago Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let him fire member of Federal Trade Commission

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to let the president fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of emergency appeals over the president’s removal power. President Donald Trump moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated because […]

Society

2 w. ago EU proposes removing tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump demand

(Bloomberg) — The European Union said it’s followed through on a demand by President Donald Trump and has adopted draft regulations to remove all tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and give preferential treatment to some US agricultural and seafood products. This will pave the way for the U.S. to lower its tariffs on European cars […]

Economics

2 w. ago Ford to maintain U.S. booze ban until tariffs removed or new trade deal reached

CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will maintain his ban on American booze despite Canada dropping some retaliatory tariffs in the ongoing trade war with the United States. Ford says he will drop the ban on selling U.S. alcohol at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario when U.S. President Donald Trump removes […]

Economics

2 w. ago When could prices start dropping as Canada axes U.S. counter

With most grocery products being perishable and harder to stock, experts say the first place Canadians can see prices come down will be in the produce aisle.

Economics

3 w. ago Prince Andrew book removes Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein claim after lawsuit threat

All it takes is one lawsuit threat to get something removed from a book. A book about the life of disgraced royal Prince Andrew has removed a claim that Jeffrey Epstein introduced U.S. President Donald Trump to his wife, Melania, in future printings in fear of a lawsuit from the First Lady. Released on Aug. […]

Other

3 w. ago FTC sues ticket reseller, saying it illegally exceeded purchase limits for Taylor Swift, other shows

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against a ticket broker, alleging the company used illegal tactics to exceed purchasing limits for popular events and then resold tickets at significantly higher prices. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Maryland, the FTC said Maryland-based ticket broker Key Investment Group has used thousands […]

Economics