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Labour shortage concerns extend to oil and gas well cleanup efforts

Labour shortage concerns extend to oil and gas well cleanup efforts

CALGARY — Alberta's efforts to clean up tens of thousands of inactive oil and gas wells in the province could be delayed by a shortage of rig workers.
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Ontario venues say new COVID-19 rules create 'double standard' for standing concerts

Ontario venues say new COVID-19 rules create 'double standard' for standing concerts

TORONTO — Indoor concerts are slowly coming back to life in Ontario, but venue owners say the latest COVID-19 guidelines will dampen any significant return to live music in the coming months.
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FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands.
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Olymel meat processor chief executive Réjean Nadeau dies from cancer at age 71

Olymel meat processor chief executive Réjean Nadeau dies from cancer at age 71

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. — The chief executive of Quebec-based meat processor Olymel has died from cancer at the age of 71.
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China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission

China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission

BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday launched a three-person crew for a six-month mission aboard its space station that is planned at setting a new record for the length of time spent in space by Chinese astronauts as the country moves toward completing
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Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in Labrador falls further behind schedule

Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project in Labrador falls further behind schedule

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project is once again behind schedule. Documents submitted to the province’s Public Utilities Board say the project's overall Nov. 26 completion date is "not achievable.
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CREA reports September home sales post first month-over-month increase since March

CREA reports September home sales post first month-over-month increase since March

The Canadian Real Estate Association says September home sales edged up on a month-over-month basis for the first time since March.
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Drake invests in Toronto pot company Bullrider, becomes partner and strategic adviser

Drake invests in Toronto pot company Bullrider, becomes partner and strategic adviser

TORONTO — Drake has invested in a Toronto cannabis company months after his partnership ended with Canopy Growth Corp. Bullrider announced the rapper's involvement in the pot company today, but did not share the size of his investment.
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Statistics Canada says wholesale sales up 0.3% at $70.3 billion in August

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales up 0.3% at $70.3 billion in August

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.3 per cent in August to $70.3 billion, the first increase following two months of declines. The agency says the gain came as sales of food, beverage and tobacco products rose 3.
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3 German parties aim to start formal coalition talks

3 German parties aim to start formal coalition talks

BERLIN (AP) — Three German parties aim to open formal coalition talks after all made gains in last month's election, moving a step closer to a new government that would send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right bloc into opposition.
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