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Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025

Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025

NEW YORK (AP) Targets challenge to revive sales and its status as a cheap chic retailer just got more complicated.
Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025

Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025

NEW YORK (AP) Sales at Target fell more than expected in the first quarter, and the retailer warned they will slip for all of 2025 year as its customers, worried over the impact of tariffs and the economy, pull back on spending.
Japan's agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not buying rice causes political fallout

Japan's agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not buying rice causes political fallout

TOKYO (AP) Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday because of political fallout over recent comments that he never had to buy rice because he got it from supporters as gifts.
Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for three-day summit

Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for three-day summit

BANFF High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banff, Alta., this week for a three-day summit that will cover topics including the global economy, the war in Ukraine and artificial intelligence.
Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program

Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence shield and said "it automatically makes sense" for Canada to be involved.
20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona

20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) Twenty people, a mental health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizonas Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental health treatment and addiction rehabilitation
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity

B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity

VANCOUVER The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned from trading securities and other market activities. The commission says Xeltox Enterprises Ltd.
CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon

CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon

OTTAWA The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content.
One worker dead, two injured after collapse at construction site north of Montreal

One worker dead, two injured after collapse at construction site north of Montreal

BLAINVILLE The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others. Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a call around 11 a.m.
RCMP investigate after electric substation shot at, causing oil leak and power outage

RCMP investigate after electric substation shot at, causing oil leak and power outage

LLOYDMINSTER An investigation is underway after an electricity substation near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary was shot at Monday, spilling oil and leaving thousands in the dark.