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Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who inhale illicit drugs, the head of the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says. Dr.
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing

Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing

NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in midcentury Ame
Sleep Country shareholders approve sale to Fairfax Financial

Sleep Country shareholders approve sale to Fairfax Financial

TORONTO — Sleep Country Holdings Inc. shareholders have voted in favour of selling the business to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for $1.7 billion. The mattress retailer says 99.
Scotiabank names new president of Quebec business to support growth in province

Scotiabank names new president of Quebec business to support growth in province

MONTREAL — Scotiabank says it's appointed Jean-François Courville to a new role as president of the bank's Quebec operations. The bank says the new role is designed to support its strategy to grow in the province of Quebec.
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper

New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper

Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada.
Corus co-CEO says new lifestyle brands can rival Food Network, HGTV scooped by Rogers

Corus co-CEO says new lifestyle brands can rival Food Network, HGTV scooped by Rogers

Corus Entertainment's co-leader says the broadcaster is confident its two new lifestyle brands can "compete and win" against Food Network and HGTV after losing both networks' Canadian content rights to Rogers Communications Inc.
Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

TORONTO — In buying out Bell's ownership share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Rogers Communication is going all-in. Rogers announced Wednesday it is purchasing Bell's 37.5 per cent share of MLSE for C$4.
Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up , state media and officials for the milit
Low pay for junior Air Canada pilots poses possible hurdle to proposed deal

Low pay for junior Air Canada pilots poses possible hurdle to proposed deal

MONTREAL — Low entry-level pay in the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union vote on the agreement, some aviators and experts say.
Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for A
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