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April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

April home sales slow with high mortgage rates, prices, putting chill into spring buying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in April, as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market. Existing home sales dropped 0.
Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson named head of Canadian Soccer Business

Former Football Australia CEO James Johnson named head of Canadian Soccer Business

TORONTO — Canadian Soccer Business and the Canadian Premier League have a new boss and leadership structure with English-born Australian James (JJ) Johnson in the role of group chief executive officer.
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.
TD Bank cutting 2% of workforce as part of restructuring effort

TD Bank cutting 2% of workforce as part of restructuring effort

TORONTO — TD Bank Group said Thursday that it's cutting about two per cent of its workforce as the bank works to reduce costs and refocus spending under new leadership.
Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, acting to kill the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric vehicles as President Don
As 'smallest town in Canada' empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

As 'smallest town in Canada' empties out, former residents recall its vibrant past

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland community that bills itself as the smallest town in Canada will soon be empty, and former residents say they'll never forget their joyful years living there. Tilt Cove, N.L.
What to do if the company you work for files for creditor protection or goes bankrupt

What to do if the company you work for files for creditor protection or goes bankrupt

TORONTO — Among the Canadians that lose their jobs every year are many that face a twist: it isn't just their employment vanishing but also the company they work for.
Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her Progressive Conservative cabinet ministers violated the province's conflict-of-interest law and should be fined, the province's ethics commissioner ruled Wednesday.
G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit

G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit

BANFF — Top economic officials from the G7 were locked in a full day of closed-door discussions Wednesday to examine pressing topics, including the global economy and the war in Ukraine.
Eby laments separatism push as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife

Eby laments separatism push as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife

YELLOWKNIFE — British Columbia Premier David Eby says separatism discussions in some parts of the country are a "colossal waste of time and energy," as he meets fellow leaders from Western Canada in Yellowknife.
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