Posts by Amelia Frost
Canada Announces First High-speed Rail: Toronto To Quebec City
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced Canada’s first high-speed rail line, connecting major hubs from Toronto to Quebec City, calling it “the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history.” The corridor is home to 18 million people or 44 percent of Canada’s population. The plan is for the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) line to carry electric trains…
Read MoreBurundi, Uganda Manoeuvre As DR Congo Violence Spreads
Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads through the region, with Burundi forced to pull back troops and Uganda securing a key city. There are fears the escalation of fighting between troops and militias in the vast mineral-rich region could trigger a repeat of…
Read MoreHome Builder Toll Brothers Misses Earnings Estimates As Housing Market Woes Continue
Toll Brothers, Inc. reported its first-quarter earnings, falling short of expectations–despite a rise in new contracts. Quarterly earnings came in at $1.75 a share but analysts had expected $2.04 a share. Net income fell by 26% to $177.7 million from $239.6 million a year earlier. Despite the earnings miss, Toll Brothers saw a 12% rise…
Read MoreWoman Forced to Give Up Custody of Baby She Birthed After Fertility Clinic Swapped Embryos
A woman birthed a child then was forced to give it up due to an embryo mix-up in Georgia. Latin Times A woman was forced to give up custody of a 5-month-old baby after a fertility clinic accidentally implanted another couple’s embryo. Krystena Murray was implanted with a fertilized embryo using a donor’s sperm at…
Read MoreHILL: Smith gov’t should revert to original plan in next week’s budget
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Opinion Columnists Published Feb 19, 2025 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Premier Danielle Smith listens as Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2023 budget, in Edmonton in this…
Read MoreGlencore Looks To Leave London Stock Exchange As Falls Into Loss
Swiss mining and commodity trading giant Glencore said Wednesday it was considering shifting its stock listing from London after it stumbled into a net loss last year on falling coal prices and writing down the value of assets. “We are actively considering the right exchange for our shares,” Glencore chief executive Gary Nagle said in…
Read MoreKFC Trades Kentucky For Texas: Fans React To Iconic Brand’s HQ Relocation News
Kentucky Fried Chicken, the beloved fast-food chain synonymous with the state, was undergoing a major shift as its parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that it will be relocating its U.S. corporate office to Plano, Texas. Originally founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in Kentucky, KFC will now operate from the Dallas-area city, with approximately 100…
Read MoreStruggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government
Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capitol Hill about the presence of two of Elon Musk’s allies at her agency. The Social Security Administration keeps medical information, bank account numbers and other sensitive personal data about the roughly 70 million Americans it provides with…
Read MoreThe Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
In the Wichita courtroom, Hanes offered his only public reflection on the bank collapse. Wearing a gray suit, he walked up to the lectern, glancing nervously at his former friends in the gallery. “I’m sorry,” he told the judge. Until the very end, he explained, he thought he was involved in a legitimate business deal.…
Read MoreTrump Says US Auto Tariffs To Be Around 25%
US President Donald Trump expanded his offensive against trading partners on Tuesday, threatening 25 percent tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Trump has announced a broad range of levies on some of the biggest US trading partners since taking office in January, arguing that they will help tackle…
Read MoreUSPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Steps Down After ‘Rare’ Q1 Profit, Calls for Successor
The US Postal Service (USPS) announced on Tuesday that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will step down after five years marked by controversy and significant challenges. His tenure saw the agency navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in mail-in election ballots, and ongoing efforts to cut costs and curb financial losses. DeJoy, America’s 75th Postmaster General,…
Read MoreOpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer Starts Her Own Company
Mira Murati, the former chief technology officer of OpenAI who unexpectedly left the company in September, has helped found a new artificial intelligence start-up called Thinking Machines Lab, adding to the wave of young companies that have been formed in the race to lead A.I. Thinking Machines Lab aims to “make A.I. systems more widely…
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