Canadian trade officials are pushing hard to finish a free‑trade agreement with the Mercosur group by this fall. The country wants to speed up talks, aiming for meetings every six weeks or so, according to the minister of international trade speaking at a WTO event in Cameroon. He has already held t
City officials in Jersey City have taken decisive steps to curb unlicensed smoke shops that are operating without proper permits. Five businesses were shut down after a coordinated effort by the local police and federal partners, which also led to several arrests. The crackdown followed complaints f
City Hall has moved to pause a business that operates as a “sex dungeon” while officials decide how it fits into the city’s rules. The shutdown comes after a past case involving a woman who ran a high‑end brothel that attracted thousands of clients and earned over a million dollars. That woman, know
Canadian businesses are struggling with the constant changes in U. S. tariffs, which have made planning for the future nearly impossible. Wes Love, who runs Taurus Craco in the Toronto area, knows this all too well. His company imports machinery and sends it to the U. S. , but Trump's tariffs have c
Canadian leaders are fed up with President-elect Donald Trump's repeated suggestion that Canada should become the 51st state. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who handles U. S. -Canada relations, has said, "The joke is over. " Trump has been saying Canada and Greenland could join the U. S. , with C
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in hot water. His finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, just quit, leaving many people wondering if Trudeau can keep his job. The problem? A big fight with U. S. President Trump over trade. Trump wants to slap high tariffs on Canada, which could start a trade
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently warned that President Trump's proposed tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico could make life more expensive for Americans. Speaking at a business event in Halifax, Trudeau said that Trump's 25% tax plan on imports would increase costs for many eve
City safety is super important for planning and growing cities. In the past, we only used basic details about people to study city crimes. This wasn't enough to understand the complex and changing nature of crimes. Today, big data is changing the game. We can gather and mix a lot of detailed info fr
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, known for hits like "Treat You Better, " recently shared his thoughts on his sexuality during a concert in Colorado. The 26-year-old has dealt with rumors about his sexuality for years, which he says have been upsetting. Mendes started his music career at just 15, which
Canadian developer Peter Todd found himself in an unexpected spotlight when a new HBO documentary, Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, named him as the possible creator of bitcoin, known as Satoshi Nakamoto. The mystery surrounding bitcoin’s creator has been buzzing since 2010, and the documentary,
