The Gandhi clan is back. Following a period in the doldrums under the bombastic rule of their arch-rival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a series of intriguing victories in state elections has put India’s first family back in the political spotlight. Shock wins by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party in state elections this week germinated what many thought
One of the reasons house prices have shot up in many Canadian cities, observers say, is that there are fewer homes for sale than there used to be. And one of the reasons for the shortage is that current owners of suburban homes are selling their homes less frequently as they age. For younger generations,
You’ve likely heard about the slowdown in the once-hot housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver, but what you may not know is that — unlike with many other aspects of the economy — virtually all the data about housing comes from the industry itself. The local monthly updates provided by real estate boards across the
Virgin Galactic is poised to send its test pilots into space for the first time on Thursday, marking a major milestone in the race towards commercial space travel. The flight will be the first time that man has gone to space from US soil since Nasa shut down the space shuttle programme, in July 2011.
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau did not violate any conflict of interest laws in sponsoring a pension bill last year, the federal ethics commissioner said Monday. Morneau found himself in political hot water when he introduced the pension-reform legislation, which critics insisted would benefit Morneau Shepell, his family company. The finance minister rejected the
Canadian diplomats gained consular access on Sunday to the second of two men detained by China over the past week, Canada’s foreign ministry said in a statement that gave few details, as China said it was ensuring their rights were protected. John McCallum, Canada’s ambassador to Beijing, met Michael Spavor, the Canadian ministry said. Mr Spavor and Michael Kovrig were both
I didn’t wake up one morning and think, “I want a career in insurance.” I fell into my career. Believe it or not, I took first-year insurance at university because I met a guy in the registration lineup and we ended up dating. I thought it would be a “bird course” since my mom worked
Indonesian search and rescue teams on Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 400. But torrential rains hampered the effort and heaped more misery on the region, as officials warned another killer wave could hit the stricken
Four out of five British Jews believe that anti-Semitism has infected British politics, the highest figure in the European Union, and almost a third are considering leaving the country, according to the world’s largest survey of Jewish people. The EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency found that 84 per cent of British Jews think anti-Semitism is a problem
OTTAWA — After enduring months of withering fire from Donald Trump’s bombastic Twitter feed, Canada’s dairy industry waded into the fray on Monday by accusing the U.S. president of wanting to put Canadian farmers out of business. Yet even as it did so, some in this country were calling for major reforms to the very