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Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Monday it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta wildfires.
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Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called an early general election for July 23 in a surprise move after his Socialist party took a serious battering in local and regional elections .
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Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

TORONTO — When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why.
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North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Monday notified neighboring Japan that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put Pyongyang's first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.
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Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republ
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Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire citi
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Credit unions trending towards greater unity as tech pressures mount

Credit unions trending towards greater unity as tech pressures mount

TORONTO — From the Tobacco Workers' Credit Union in Guelph to the New Community Credit Union in Saskatoon, the names tell part of Canada's history even as they’re now history themselves.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bibic speech BCE chief executive Mirko Bibic is scheduled to give a speech to the Canadian Club Toronto on Monday.
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Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastr
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StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

OTTAWA — A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage and bolsters the arguments by some labour economists that high job vacancies aren't due to a shortage of workers.
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