Category: PMN Business

Feb 8

Transit workers in British Columbia’s Cowichan Valley launch strike in labour dispute

Article content VANCOUVER — Transit workers in British Columbia’s Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down. Article content In a statement, Unifor — whose local chapters 114 and 333 combine to represent 52 transit staff and HandyDART operators in the Cowichan Valley — […]
Feb 7

Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Audrey Mcavoy Published Feb 07, 2025  •  5 minute read Article content HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He was […]
Feb 7

Why Trump Wants Canada’s Wealth of Critical Minerals

Article content (Bloomberg) — When Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a group of executives that President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding about annexing Canada, he offered one reason: critical minerals. Article content Canada is rich in nearly three dozen critical minerals essential to modern technology and produces more than 60 minerals and metals including nickel, […]
Feb 5

Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns

Article content BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a U.S.-owned company that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day, citing environmental concerns. Article content In a nationally televised speech, Petro said he opposed the recent […]
Feb 4

Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS’ Direct File – but the free tax program is still available

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS’ Direct File program. This led to some confusion about whether Direct File is still available to taxpayers, but the free filing […]
Feb 4

Ecuador’s conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy

Article content QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s conservative president said Monday that he is raising tariffs on Mexican imports in a move that echoes the trade barriers that U.S. President Donald Trump announced _ but then paused — against Mexico. Article content Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said Monday that the 27% tariff to be applied […]
Feb 4

NHL Players’ Association and Professional Hockey Players’ Association join the AFL-CIO

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Hockey League Players’ Association and Professional Hockey Players’ Association are affiliating with the AFL-CIO and joining the labor organization’s sports council, they announced Monday. Article content Their membership brings the number of unions involved in the AFL-CIO, the biggest labor federation in the U.S., to 63, representing more […]