Is there a more magical seasonal sight than snowflakes falling on banks of snow under a white sky, the only bursts of color to break up the merry scene being a jolly holly bush or a Christmas robin hopping across the top of a frozen fence? Maybe not if you’re a human. If you’re a…
MONTREAL – Employers and dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have reached a truce after a 12-day strike, paving the way for Canada’s second-largest port to reopen Sunday. The two sides have agreed to halt a labour action launched Aug. 10 that has left thousands of containers languishing on the docks. The deal lays out…
OTTAWA – The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. He said the federal government will contribute $ 19 billion under the “Safe Restart Agreement” to help provinces fund things like child care,…
Hundreds of billions of dollars in US Paycheck Protection Program funds have reportedly been dispensed to companies that did not need it. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the matter, as well as other controversial loans. In 2008-2009, when all the banks received government bailouts, those at the top of the pyramid, like Jamie Dimon,…
We are at least a year away from getting vaccines that protect us from COVID-19. While not a blessing, we will need that time to plan history’s biggest mass inoculation. There will be no “silver bullet” vaccine. Instead, it is expected that several viable vaccines will emerge from laboratories worldwide, but each with limited, specific…
