Canada

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is currently holding its Tourism Congress at Gatineau. The congress is insightful and showcasing continued growth of the industry with a vision for the future. In her inaugural address, TIAC’s President & CEO Charlotte Bell outlined a forward-thinking strategy that will bring industry & stakeholders together to fast-track the position of tourism as ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government will do what it can to help laid-off GM workers in Oshawa “get back on their feet,” while federal Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said Ottawa stands ready to assist those workers any way it can. But both federal and provincial governments are signalling there’s little they can do now to save a key ...

Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with The Last Emperor and whose erotic drama Last Tango in Paris enthralled and shocked the world, died Monday at age 77. Bertolucci’s press office, Punto e Virgola, confirmed his death in an email to The Associated Press. Italy’s state-run RAI said Bertolucci died at his home in Rome, surrounded by family. “He will be remembered among ...

In the sword-and-dragon fantasy Game of Thrones that has captured a huge following of readers and television viewers, characters periodically share the ominous warning, “Winter is coming.” As oil plunges to new lows, as General Motors announces plant closures and job cuts, as the U.S.-China trade war threatens global commerce, as interest rates rise, as Canadian house prices teeter and climate change menaces the world, the North American economy ...

Air Canada has signed a definitive agreement to buy the Aeroplan loyalty program from Aimia Inc. for $450 million in cash, confirming the airline as sole owner and bringing closure to credit card customers wondering how long their points would have value. Under the deal, Air Canada will also assume $1.9 billion of Aeroplan miles liability in a definitive agreement that follows the announcement in August ...

A group of Second Cup Ltd. franchisees is suing the struggling Canadian coffee chain, alleging the company’s actions have been detrimental to them. The current and past franchisees outline a long list of complaints against their franchisor in a lawsuit filed earlier this month in the Superior Court of Quebec. None of the allegations has been proven in court, and ...

RCMP officers were given permission to break the law 73 times on the job last year — the highest number on record — according to a new report. Police officers are not immune from criminal liability while doing their jobs, but a decade-old tweak to the Criminal Code allows for a temporary dispensation during investigations. The provisions are subject to a legal requirement of ...

Festivities are all over the Distillery Historic District of Toronto, with Toronto Christmas Market opening up from Thursday November 15th this month. The one of the biggest Christmas market will be held till Sunday December 23rd, 2018. The market will remain closed on Mondays.

To the disbelief and anxiety of local community in Oshawa, General Motors are set to end their operations in the city, affecting almost 3,000 union and salary positions. “I have seen the same reports as many in my riding, which claim GM may be closing their operations in Oshawa, and I find these reports gravely concerning,” said Oshawa Mayor John ...

Former Blue Jays all-star third baseman Josh Donaldson is said to be close to signing a deal with the Atlanta Braves. According to Ken Rosenthal and others, it would be a one-year free agent contract at $23 million (pending a physical). The Braves’ GM is Alex Anthopoulos, who brought The Bringer of Rain to Toronto in Nov. 2014 from the ...