The premiers may have used an ineffective federal initiative as an excuse to sit on their hands. Political conditions and the harsh realities of the pandemic have gradually pushed the debate in Ontario over paid sick leave a step closer to a rational conclusion.However, such a
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said he remains committed to the central bank’s 2% inflation target, even as price pressures are expected to temporarily overshoot that goal. Macklem, in parliamentary testimony on Tuesday, cited the central bank’s long history of hitting that objective, and said he needs
The latest hiccup hindering construction of Canada’s biggest oil pipeline project: hummingbirds. The Trans Mountain oil pipeline will halt some work along its expansion route after inspectors discovered nests of Anna’s hummingbirds in an area near Burnaby, B.C. Other migratory bird species including Song Sparrows, Pine Siskins, American Robins and
A world without enough food is just around the corner and can only be averted if humans forget their qualms about eating genetically-modified crops. That’s according to Federico Trucco, the chief executive officer of Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., a company that’s literally trying to put bread on
The cooling flavor attracts young smokers and makes it harder to quit. The Food and Drug Administration faces an April 29 deadline to decide whether to allow menthol cigarettes to remain on the market. To discourage children from starting smoking and to help adults quit, it should ban them. It
Canadian dealmaking is extending its boom, as a bidding war between two railway operators contributes to a tripling in mergers and acquisitions volumes. Companies from Canada have been involved in $184 billion of transactions this year, including agreed deals and more preliminary proposals, according to data compiled by
CarbonCure Technologies and CarbonBuilt Inc. took home the grand prize. Two startups cutting emissions from the use of concrete have won the $20 million Carbon Xprize. Launched in 2015, the award was created by U.S. power company NRG and Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance to incentivize the development of technologies that can capture carbon dioxide
Canada issued new rules to bring down wireless costs, forcing large carriers including BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. resell access to their networks to smaller players. The decision by the telecommunications regulator makes it easier for regional telecommunications providers such as Quebecor Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. to compete on wireless plans with
Who is Andreas Blachere? As we are all in a continual state of becoming it’s probably easiest to answer the question this way: I have been a musician, songwriter, graphic artist, website/application developer, entrepreneur, blog writer, and teacher of music and tennis. Before starting CB Studios,
Canada’s biggest toilet paper manufacturer aims to make some of its tissue from bamboo as an environmentally sustainable option for consumers. Kruger Products LP, the maker of brands such as Cashmere and Purex toilet papers, and SpongeTowels, is researching ways to turn bamboo into quality tissue
