TORONTO — Air Transat passengers face a second day of uncertainty, as the airline could suspend all flights by the end of the day as it prepares for a possible strike. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents 750 pilots at Air Transat, issued a 72-hour strike notice over the weekend. Travel company Transat A.T. […]
The flurries forecasted for Halifax today pale in comparison to the freak snowstorm 108 years ago that dumped approximately 40 cm of snow on the rubble caused by the Halifax Explosion. A hundred years ago meteorologists relied solely on ground observation — no satellites existed to help track weather patterns — so when a low […]
Shareholders are poised to vote on a plan by Anglo American PLC and Teck Resources Ltd. to join forces to create one of the world’s biggest copper miners. The first meeting is set to take place in London, where a majority of Anglo American shares must be voted in favour of the deal for it […]
RCMP laid more charges against a man after a member of the public found a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition abandoned off a logging road in Enfield. On Nov. 29, Mounties responded to a report of a man with a gun in the 100 block of Oldham Road and while en route, officers learned the man was last […]
TORONTO — Royal LePage is forecasting an uptick in home prices for 2026 as it says the Canadian housing market is primed for a “reset” with more buyers making their move. The real estate firm projects the national aggregate home price will increase one per cent year-over-year to $823,016 in the fourth quarter of 2026. […]
PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš was sworn in Tuesday as the Czech Republic’s new prime minister, following October’s parliamentary election, in a return to power for the businessman. Babiš, who was previously prime minister from 2017-2021, promised Czechs that he “will fight for their interests at home and anywhere in the world” and […]
IMF approves $1.2 billion for Pakistan from bailout, citing progress on economic and climate reforms
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday approved the release of $1.2 billion to Pakistan, giving the cash-strapped country a fresh boost as it works to recover from one of its worst economic crises in years. The IMF in a statement said its executive board completed two reviews of Pakistan’s economic programs, clearing […]
A small dip in the price of gasoline as we head into the first weekend of December. In its weekly adjustment Friday morning, the Nova Scotia Energy Board dropped the price of a litre of regular self-serve by three cents to 136.0. The cost of diesel has not changed, with the price holding steady at […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — shifting an argument made in Oval Office appearances and social media posts to a campaign-style event. The trip comes as polling consistently shows that public trust in Trump’s economic leadership […]
Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Monday, places CNN and its sister cable networks squarely back into what is likely to be an extended period of management limbo. There was some relief at CNN with last Friday’s announcement that Netflix was buying Warner’s studio and streaming businesses, since the cable network […]