Jamaica begins ‘long road back’ from top-level hurricane

SANTA CRUZ, SAINT ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica’s southwestern coastal communities…

Saskatoon city council defers decision on downtown arena, entertainment partnership – Saskatoon

Operations managing company, Oak View Group, is assembling a plan to construct and operate the new downtown entertainment centers. Discussion of Partnership between OVG and Saskatoon council is deferred until…

Avoid travel to parts of Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa storms through region, GAC says

The federal government is advising Canadians to avoid travelling to certain parts of the Caribbean as Hurricane Melissa rips through the region. The Category 5 storm left dozens dead and…

Microsoft reports strong earnings even as Azure outage brings down Xbox and investor pages | Microsoft

Microsoft blew off concerns of overspending on AI on Wednesday, reporting elevated earnings even as it faced an outage of its cloud computing service, Azure, and its office software suite,…

Trump, Carney face each other for the first time after fallout over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad

Donald Trump may not have wanted to meet with Mark Carney “for a while,” but the U.S. President had no choice but to face the Canadian Prime Minister at a…

Canada, U.S. still talking despite Trump ending trade negotiations: envoy – National

Canada’s ambassador to the United States said her team in Washington has continued to communicate with American officials since U.S. President Donald Trump said he was terminating trade talks. “I…

CRA looking at AI, training to help call centre staff provide accurate answers

A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate answers to…

US Senate votes to rescind Trump’s tariffs on Brazil | Trump tariffs

The US Senate on Tuesday approved a measure that would terminate Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of…

Still no clear budget partner for the Liberals to avoid early election

“Budget 2025 is about meeting this hinge moment, building a stronger economy where everyone has a chance to get ahead, and empowering Canadians with new opportunities, better careers, and a…

Family of slain Kelowna woman takes fight to Ottawa to enact ‘Bailey’s Law’ – Okanagan

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has thrown his support behind a grief-stricken family’s push for stronger judicial changes to protect victims of intimate partner violence. “Bailey’s story is really one of…