Regulators shut small banks in Va, SC; 60 in 2011

Regulators on Friday shut down two small banks in Virginia and South Carolina, boosting to 60 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
The pace […]

Jobs report pushes stocks up despite debt worries

A strong report on jobs is sending stocks higher even as a stalemate continues over the U.S. debt limit.
The government reported first-time applications for unemployment […]

UK police now asked to investigate phone ‘pinging’

With Britain still coming to terms with the illegal voicemail interception at one of its biggest newspapers, Scotland Yard was asked Thursday to look into […]

China to sell pork from stockpiles to dampen price

China’s government will sell pork from stockpiles to dampen inflation that pushed up the price of its staple meat by 57 percent last month, the […]

Canada

Income inequality in Canada is widening as the rich get richer and poor and middle-income Canadians lose ground, says the Conference Board of Canada in […]

Jobless rate falls as self-employment picks up slack

OTTAWA

McKenna to eulogize Wallace McCain at Friday funeral service

Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna will deliver the eulogy for Wallace McCain, who died on Friday at the age of 81.
Funeral services for the […]

When can you evict a tenant for a family member?

When can you evict a tenant for a family member?
John from Toronto wondered if he could get rid of a problem tenant by letting his […]

Teleprompter inventor Schlafly dies in Conn. at 91

Hubert “Hub” Schlafly, a key member of the team that invented the teleprompter and rescued decades’ worth of soap opera actors, newscasters and politicians from […]

Attack on Ivory Coast female protesters condemned

The government of Ivory Coast’s internationally recognized leader said the country’s deepening political crisis has “crossed over to a new level of horror and barbarism” […]