Pro-independence protesters clashed with riot police in Barcelona and blocked roads across Catalonia as the Spanish government held a controversial cabinet meeting in the city “Police and pro-independence protesters clash in Barcelona as Spanish cabinet meets in Catalan city”
Bill Morneau: Canada's Tariff Retaliation Threat May Change Trump's Plan
WHISTLER, B.C. — Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will convince the Trump administration to back “Bill Morneau: Canada's Tariff Retaliation Threat May Change Trump's Plan”
China's Real Estate Buyers Flock To Montreal As New Taxes Take Toll On Toronto, Vancouver
Montreal was the hot Canadian real estate market for Chinese nationals last year as interest slipped in Toronto and Vancouver following the introduction of foreign “China's Real Estate Buyers Flock To Montreal As New Taxes Take Toll On Toronto, Vancouver”
Hannover airport closed for over four hours after car drives onto runway
The airport in the German city of Hannover was closed for over four hours after a car drove onto the runway. The unnamed driver has been “Hannover airport closed for over four hours after car drives onto runway”
Trump ‘looks forward’ to meeting Kim Jong-un for a second time after North Korean leader’s keynote speech
Donald Trump, the US president, has said he looks forward to a second summit with Kim Jong-un after the North Korean leader said he was “Trump ‘looks forward’ to meeting Kim Jong-un for a second time after North Korean leader’s keynote speech”
Women-Controlled Companies Should Have Lower Tax Rate, Business Group Urges
OTTAWA — A cross-border council on women in business recommends that companies controlled by women should get lower tax rates. The Canada-United States Council for “Women-Controlled Companies Should Have Lower Tax Rate, Business Group Urges”
Female theologians publish ‘women’s bible’ to counter claims the Holy Book is sexist in the age of #MeToo
A group of Protestant and Catholic feminist theologians have released A Woman’s Bible arguing that the Holy Book is not misogynistic but a tool for female emancipation. Sparked “Female theologians publish ‘women’s bible’ to counter claims the Holy Book is sexist in the age of #MeToo”
Trump wants like-minded veteran William Barr as new law chief
Donald Trump has announced he will nominate William Barr to be his new attorney general, a role which includes overseeing the investigation into Russian election “Trump wants like-minded veteran William Barr as new law chief”
Vancouver Home Sales Down Sharply; Prices Still Up
VANCOUVER — The supply of homes in Metro Vancouver’s real estate market hit a three-year high as sales dipped below historical averages last month. The “Vancouver Home Sales Down Sharply; Prices Still Up”
Putin calls for better UK-Russia relations at massive annual press conference
Vladimir Putin called for an end to the deadlock in UK-Russia relations during his massive annual press conference. "“In my mind, UK-Russian relations are at a dead “Putin calls for better UK-Russia relations at massive annual press conference”