LONDON, Ont. – Police say three boys are facing a total of 14 charges after masked thieves, one brandishing a samurai sword, held up a London, Ont., pizza parlour.
Canadian supplier nabbed in alleged honey importing scheme in U.S.
BALTIMORE – A Canadian man is among five people nabbed in “Project Honeygate,” a U.S. Department of Homeland Security undercover investigation into an alleged honey importing scheme.
Cirque du Soleil reveals details of new Michael Jackson show opening on Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Las Vegas is combining its love of mega pop-stars and over-the-top theatrics for a new Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show opening this summer.
New Health Canada marijuana regulations may drive some into the bush
OTTAWA – A veteran marijuana grower in British Columbia says the Conservative government’s new medicinal pot system may lead some patients to illicitly grow their pot outdoors.
BoE's Miles sees case for up to 175 billion pounds more QE
BATH, England (Reuters) – The Bank of England has a good case for restarting monetary stimulus, and may need to buy up to 175 billion pounds more of govern ment bonds if growth is far below potential, a senior policymaker said. David Miles, in a speech on Thursday, gave a detailed model of how policy should respond to the amount of slack in the economy – something the central bank has generally avoided before, and which moves in the direction of policy guidance favoured by incoming central bank governor Mark Carney. … RCMP spied on former Liberal minister, economic nationalist Walter Gordon
OTTAWA – Newly declassified records show RCMP intelligence officers secretly tracked politician Walter Gordon, who waved the flag of economic nationalism as a Liberal cabinet minister and advocate of an independent Canada.
Will new head of Environmental Protection Agency bode badly for Keystone XL?
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to nominate his “green quarterback,” a longtime air quality expert who has been a champion for tougher carbon emissions standards, as head of the powerful Environmental Protection Agency.
Analysis: Japan's mission impossible: to spend $100 billion in 15 months
TOKYO (Reuters) – What do you buy the nation that already seems to have everything? That is the question facing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he aims to spend more than $100 billion on infrastructure in the next 15 months to h elp revive his country's economy. But with its gleaming bullet trains, jungles of elevated highways and strings of man-made islands, ultra-modern Japan doesn't appear to want for much. … Egypt protest group signs Morsi up to go to space
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian opposition group is using a novel way to protest against President Mohammed Morsi: Sign him up for a chance to win a trip to space. Britain publishes names of "tax cheats" for the first time
LONDON (Reuters) – HM Revenue and Customs on Thursday published the na mes of what it described as "tax cheats" for the first time, part of efforts to address public anger over tax evasion at a time of economic austerity. Tax has become a sensitive issue in Britain as the government cuts spending to tackle a big budget deficit, and as more becomes known about legal loopholes firms such as Starbucks and Amazon use to sharply cut their tax bill. … Suzuki gives big boost to Liberal leadership hopeful Joyce Murray
OTTAWA – Environmental crusader David Suzuki is throwing his high-profile weight behind Joyce Murray’s bid to become leader of the federal Liberal party.
Mexico pledges hunt for disappeared
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico says it will work with the International Red Cross on the search for thousands of people who have disappeared during the country’s six-year war on drug cartels.
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