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B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

British Columbia's share of a landmark settlement for health damages from the big tobacco firms will be about $3.7 billion, the province's attorney general said Thursday, with the money to be distributed over at least 18 years. It's part of a $32.
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S.
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VIDEO: As a trade war looms, our consumer debt is soaring

VIDEO: As a trade war looms, our consumer debt is soaring

Tonight on 'Closer Look': Maybe it's a good thing the Ford government introduced mandatory financial literacy classes for Ontario high school students
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SpaceX loses contact with spacecraft during latest Starship mega rocket test flight

SpaceX loses contact with spacecraft during latest Starship mega rocket test flight

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down.
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Wisconsin judge refuses to block Slender Man attacker's release from psychiatric hospital

Wisconsin judge refuses to block Slender Man attacker's release from psychiatric hospital

WAUKESHA, Wis.
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Yukon budget predicts $81.9 million surplus, shrinking GDP after mine disaster

Yukon budget predicts $81.9 million surplus, shrinking GDP after mine disaster

Yukon is predicting an $81.96 million surplus this year as the territory promises record capital investment in housing, in what is expected to be its last budget before the next territorial election.
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Canada advances to world wheelchair curling playoffs with win over Italy

Canada advances to world wheelchair curling playoffs with win over Italy

STEVENSTON — Canada advanced to the playoffs at the word wheelchair curling championship with a 9-3 win over Italy in its final round-robin game Thursday. The Canadian squad skipped by Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask.
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Alberta's premier defends Canada on U.S. TV news shows as tariff fight takes twist

Alberta's premier defends Canada on U.S. TV news shows as tariff fight takes twist

EDMONTON — As the tariff war with the U.S. continued its twists and turns Thursday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made the rounds of U.S. TV networks reminding Americans that Canada has to look out for itself in the fight.
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Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico — a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy — triggering a continental trade war.
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B.C. Conservative attacks 'super angry' Indigenous colleague over residential schools

B.C. Conservative attacks 'super angry' Indigenous colleague over residential schools

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Conservatives' attorney general critic has doubled down on her comments about residential schools, saying in a video that a group of party colleagues had directed the "most vociferous hatred" at her over her views.
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