Transportation
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Ontario raising speed limits on three highways to 110 km/h for pilot program [UPDATED]
The province’s current maximum speed limit is 100 kilometres an hour
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U.S. seizes North Korean ship amid tense moment in relations
The U.S. has prosecuted people and businesses for violating sanctions but has never before seized a North Korean ship
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Thousands gather in Utah for 150th anniversary of railroad
The U.S.’s Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 and shortened cross-county travel from as long as six months in wagons and stagecoaches to about 10 days on the rails
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Canada’s labour market surprises with biggest one month gain since 1976 [UPDATED]
The country added 106,500 net jobs in April; economists had expected a gain of 10,000 jobs for the month
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Descendants reflect on Chinese rail workers 150 years later
This week marks 150 years since the completion of the U.S.’s Transcontinental Railroad, a project remembered as a marvel of engineering and a nightmare for the workers involved in its construction
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Oops! Small businesses are vulnerable to marketing mistakes
Marketing mistakes can extend to a company’s name, which can make or break the business
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Statistics Canada reports trade deficit shrank to $3.2B in March [UPDATED]
Economists had expected a deficit of $2.45 billion
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B.C. premier asks utilities commission to probe high price of gasoline
Metro Vancouver residents pay more than 50 cents a litre in taxes to the federal and provincial governments
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EU cuts economic forecasts over trade uncertainty
Europe’s economy depends heavily on trade and has felt the effects from slowing global commerce
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19.4% of board directors are female across all company types: StatCan [UPDATED]
More than half of all boards composed entirely of men
