Article content The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the nine-month period totalled $355.6 billion, up from nearly $318.1 billion a year earlier, boosted by gains in all categories. Program expenses excluding net actuarial losses amounted […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Connor Moucka, a Canadian, dropped out of high school and lived with his grandfather. John Binns, an American living in Turkey, feared the FBI and CIA were tracking him. Cameron Wagenius, a US soldier, allegedly Googled how to defect to Russia. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Margi Murphy and […]
Instagram is reportedly considering spinning off its short-form video feature, Reels, into a standalone application. The move, revealed by Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a meeting with staff this week according to tech publication The Information, could intensify competition with TikTok, whose future in the United States remains precarious. TikTok, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, […]
Microsoft’s popular online chat and phone service Skype will officially close its doors in May 2025, according to a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter). Users are advised to migrate their accounts to Microsoft Teams Free “over the coming days” to maintain their existing chats, contacts, and calls. “Starting in May 2025, Skype will no […]
President Donald Trump has given fresh hope for a rapid trade agreement with Britain, declaring that threatened tariffs “wouldn’t be necessary” if negotiations progress as he anticipates. The remarks came at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who visited the White House seeking closer economic ties, clarity over US sanctions policies […]
Ambitious plans to promote timber as a primary building material and spur economic growth were outlined at the Timber in Construction (TiC) Summit in London. Environment Minister Mary Creagh announced an updated TiC Roadmap, designed to accelerate the UK’s adoption of timber-based builds, reduce carbon emissions, and ease the nation’s housing shortage. Under this expanded […]