Ford, Toyota team up to counter Apple, Google in all-out dashboard war
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp (TM.N -1.24%) and Ford Motor Co (F.N 0.28%) said on Monday they will adopt the same...
Canada’s manufacturing activity hits record low in Dec.
TORONTO: Canada’s manufacturing sector contracted for the fifth consecutive month in December as activity fell to a record low, data...
Canadian producer prices drop for 4th consecutive month
OTTAWA: Producer prices fell 0.2 percent in November, their fourth consecutive drop, on lower prices for precious metals such as...
Toronto deemed top global tourist destination for 2016
TORONTO: Toronto has made it onto the New York Times’s list of 52 top global tourist destinations for 2016, at...
Canada adds 22,800 jobs in December
TORONTO: Canada's job market added nearly 23,000 jobs in December, but the unemployment rate stayed level at 7.1 per cent....
Diana Shipping Inc. signs loan facility with The Export-Import Bank of China
ATHENS: Diana Shipping Inc. a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that yesterday it...
US corn steadies, gains capped by sluggish exports
NEW YORK: US corn futures steadied on Friday but remained in striking distance of the prior session's seven-month low as...
Canadian salmon production recovery pushes 2015 US imports past 400m pounds
OTTAWA: The return of Canadian whole salmon production and the growth of fresh Chilean salmon fillet exports to record levels...
US producers turn down bird flu vaccine fearing trade ban
NEW YORK: Determined to avoid a repeat of the nation’s worst-ever avian-influenza outbreak, the US Department of Agriculture is stockpiling...
US Border Patrol Investigation leads to apprehension of felon
NIAGARA FALLS: U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station assisted the New York State Parks...
US Border Patrol to host media day for virtual training simulator
TUCSON: The Tucson Sector Border Patrol will host a media day Jan. 12, 2016, at Sector Headquarters on South Swan...
Mexico recaptures drug boss ‘Chapo’ Guzman: Pena Nieto
MEXICO CITY: Mexico has recaptured the world's most notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, President Enrique Pena Nieto said...
Mexico doubles fishmeal exports to China in last five years
MEXICO CITY: The Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa exported some 215,000 metric tons of fishmeal to China in 2015;...
Canada Revenue Agency auditor to be sentenced for soliciting bribe
OTTAWA: The first Canada Revenue Agency auditor to be convicted following a police investigation into alleged corruption at the agency’s...
Canada Revenue Agency scam hits East Zorra Tavistock
EAST ZORRA TAVISTOCK: Oxford County OPP are warning the public about a popular scam that is making the rounds in...
Nigeria: NCAN targets N80b from cashew export
ABUJA: The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) is targeting about N80 billion from cashew export this year, its spokesman,...
Nigeria: EFCC raids former Customs CG’s residence
ABUJA: Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on raided the residence of a former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria...
Jamaica economy to grow 2.1% in 2016: World Bank
KINGSTON: The World Bank forecasts 2.1 per cent growth for Jamaica in 2016 while lauding increased consumer confidence amid international...
Jamaica lifts ban on travelers from Ebola-affected countries
KINGSTON: Government has lifted the ban it introduced more than a year ago on people entering the island from countries...
Jamaica Customs urges importers to adhere to importation regulations
KINGSTON: The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging importers to adhere to regulations governing the importation of commercial and non-commercial...
