Mystery deepens over coast helicopter deal
OTTAWA - The Harper government's decision to grant Bell Helicopter Canada a special weight exemption for one its aircraft strained relations between Transport Canada and aviation safety regulators in...
View ArticleBusiness swamps feds with bids to grow weed
OTTAWA - There's no business like grow business.Health Canada is struggling to process a mountain of applications for licences to grow medical marijuana as the country experiences a "greenrush" of...
View ArticleEPA seeks to cut power plant carbon by 30 per cent
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 per cent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to...
View ArticleAirline group to recommend plane tracking options
DOHA, Qatar - An organization representing airlines worldwide will offer a list of recommendations in September to improve the tracking of aircraft after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight...
View ArticleU.S. issues strictest-ever climate plan
WASHINGTON - The United States announced the most aggressive climate-change measures in its history Monday, a move that promptly triggered speculation about a potential ripple effect in other...
View ArticleSony to stop selling PlayStation Portable
TOKYO - Sony Corp. is pulling the plug on its hand-held PlayStation Portable video game machine after 10 years.The Japanese electronics and entertainment company has been pushing the successor machine,...
View ArticleSeattle hikes minimum wage; will others follow?
SEATTLE - Seattle activists celebrated a successful campaign to gradually increase the city's minimum wage to $15 by calling for a national movement to close the income and opportunity gaps between...
View ArticlePower plant plan further clouds coal’s future
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. - President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to reduce the gases blamed for global warming from the nation's power plants gives many coal-dependent states more lenient restrictions and...
View ArticleEurozone inflation drops, keeping pressure on ECB
FRANKFURT - Inflation in the eurozone sagged more than expected to 0.5 per cent in May, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to take action this week to support the weak economic...
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