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Roaming rate hikes, lack of flexibility leading to higher cellphone bills: experts

Roaming rate hikes, lack of flexibility leading to higher cellphone bills: experts

TORONTO — Experts say Canadian travellers face among the highest fees for international roaming on their cellphones after years of rate hikes by the country's largest carriers. Gerry Wall, president of Wall Communications Inc.
MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins beginning next season

MLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins beginning next season

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins next year.
Ontario government engineers start job action in contract dispute

Ontario government engineers start job action in contract dispute

TORONTO — More than 600 professional engineers and land surveyors who work for the Ontario government have started a work-to-rule campaign and warn that their job action could affect the province's ability to make progress on key infrastructure proje
Rogers confirms plans for Warner Bros. Discovery channels as Bell Media drops dispute

Rogers confirms plans for Warner Bros. Discovery channels as Bell Media drops dispute

TORONTO — Rogers Communications is confirming plans to broadcast several specialty channels as part of a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that Bell Media had attempted to thwart.
N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs

N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs

FREDERICTON — Improving health care comes through better management, not spending more money, according to New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader, who says he'll bring "business acumen" to delivering services if he's re-elected to a third te
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also
More emissions accountability needed in Toronto's financial sector: report

More emissions accountability needed in Toronto's financial sector: report

TORONTO — The Toronto financial sector's emissions impact is much more than what is self-declared, says a new report that urges the city to push for more climate action from the industry.
Inflation, interest rates eroded Canadians' purchasing power since 2022: PBO report

Inflation, interest rates eroded Canadians' purchasing power since 2022: PBO report

OTTAWA — Inflation and higher interest rates have eroded Canadians' purchasing power since 2022, particularly for lower-income households, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer has found.
Manitoba government to put up $10 million for new housing investment trust

Manitoba government to put up $10 million for new housing investment trust

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is putting up $10 million for a new fund aimed at getting more affordable housing units on the market.
Statistics Canada reports $1.1B merchandise trade deficit for August

Statistics Canada reports $1.1B merchandise trade deficit for August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.1 billion in August as lower oil prices weighed on exports. The agency said Tuesday the result compared with a revised deficit of $287 million in July.
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