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Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents

Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Children and teens in Utah would lose access to social media apps such as TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a first-in-the-nation law designed to shield young people from the addictive
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Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time

Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time

MONTICELLO, Minn.
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Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration

Firm handshakes, hard lines: Trudeau, Biden to talk protectionism, Haiti, migration

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden arrived Thursday evening in Ottawa for a whirlwind 27-hour visit expected to focus on both the friendly and thorny aspects of the Canada-U.S.
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Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.
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Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

Violent French pension protests erupt as 1M demonstrate

PARIS (AP) — More than 1 million people demonstrated across France on Thursday against unpopular pension reforms, and violence erupted in some places as unions called for new nationwide strikes and protests next week, coinciding with King Charles III
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Ontario expects $1.3B deficit, to post surplus in a year

Ontario expects $1.3B deficit, to post surplus in a year

TORONTO — Ontario plans to start posting budget surpluses in a year, leaning heavily on booming revenues to outweigh increased spending on health care – which includes boosts to hospitals, home care and the medical workforce.
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Squamish, B.C., LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation's start

Squamish, B.C., LNG facility plans to achieve net-zero emissions at operation's start

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Proponents of a British Columbia liquefied natural gas export facility have unveiled plans to achieve net-zero emissions commitments in the construction phase and for its future operations.
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TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices. U.S.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,459.92, down 72.86): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 65 cents, or 1.58 per cent, to $40.53 on 12.2 million shares.
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CRTC looking into wireless roaming fee hikes as industry minister signals concern

CRTC looking into wireless roaming fee hikes as industry minister signals concern

The CRTC said it is already reviewing wireless roaming fees as Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne signalled concerns about companies hiking rates even as phone bills in other jurisdictions are on the decline.
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