The director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence has demanded that Germany return an artwork that was looted by the Nazis during the Second World War. Eike Schmidt, who is German himself, said Berlin had a moral duty to give back the painting, Vase of Flowers, by the 18th century Dutch artist Jan van Huysum. It…
OTTAWA — The ratio of Canadian household debt relative to income edged down slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, raising speculation that the growth in debt may have turned a corner. Statistics Canada said Thursday household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income was 170.4 per cent in the fourth…
With the 2018 RRSP deadline of March 1 looming, Canadians looking to make good on their new year’s resolutions to save more money are faced with the same question they were last year: TFSA or RRSP? The short answer is “both,” according to most financial experts. But depending on your income level, savings goals, and…
Click:glm-4是什么 North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has reportedly fled his post to seek asylum, in what would be another high-profile defection bid by a Pyongyang envoy and a humiliating blow for Kim Jong-un as he tries to shape his image as a global statesman. Jo Song-gil, 48, the acting North Korean ambassador to Rome,…
Prime Minister Theresa May gets locked inside her car as she attempts to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s views on trade have been clobbered in a report released by the White House — and signed by none other than the president of the United States himself. The self-rebuke includes some of his talking points about Canada. The president regularly bemoans a trade deficit with the northern neighbour and was…
Cultivate’s store is a pretty slick operation. Fashionably minimalist, its wares – from $25 cannabis-infused coconut lime macaroons to assorted marijuana strains rejoicing in names like Golden Tiger and Power Africa – are set out on shelves and in display cases. The full panoply of corporate marketing is on view with cards promoting enterprises such…
Though U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has suggested its proposed steel and aluminium tariffs are aimed at China, a new report suggests the move would hit Canada much harder. Data also suggests that one part of Canada — Quebec — stands to lose more than any other if the White House goes ahead with a…
Poland’s prime minister has shelved plans to redefine the definition of domestic violence so that it only applies to spouses who are beaten more than once, a move critics said would make it difficult to prosecute abusers. A proposed amendment from the Polish government’s families ministry had aimed to remove "single cases" of abuse from domestic violence…
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is “insulting” that President Donald Trump says Canada’s steel industry poses a national security risk to the United States. Speaking on NBC’s Sunday morning news show Meet the Press, Trudeau said he wants to make sure Americans, and more specifically Trump supporters, hear the message that they…