Entertainment Box Office: ‘The Upside’ surprises at no. 1 with $19.5 million, ‘Aquaman’ smashes $1 billion LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – In a surprise box office victory, STX’s “The Upside” doubled expectations with its $19.5 m…
Tech Fintech firms want to shake up banking, and that worries the Fed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is wary of giving “fintech” firms such as OnDeck Capital Inc (ONDK.N) …
World Chinese court sentences Canadian to death; Trudeau blasts move BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, promp…
National Third Canadian detained in China not linked to previous arrests, Trudeau says PM says calling Chinese leader could escalate situation, make it harder to free Canadians The case of a third Canadian recen…
World Canada gets consular access to second man detained in China Canadian diplomats gained consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada’s …
National Trudeau says Canada to work with China on eventual free trade deal despite NAFTA clause This is despite the country being a signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which specifies that if on…
Elections Democrat wins U.S. Senate seat in Arizona after close race Democrat Kyrsten Sinema defeated Republican Martha McSally to win a close U.S. Senate race in Arizona after last TuesdayR…
World Israel-Gaza border sees heaviest fighting since 2014 war Israel launched more airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday as Palestinians kept up rocket fire on Israeli territory in the worst sur…
National NAFTA gets a new name, new life On Sunday night, President Trump got his wish for a significantly revised North American trade deal. After more than a year …
World Pope Francis apologizes for ‘crimes’ of the Catholic Church in Ireland Pope Francis issued a sweeping apology Sunday for the “crimes” of the Catholic Church in Ireland, saying church …