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A green beer that looks like algae? It's all for clean water

A green beer that looks like algae? It's all for clean water

TOLEDO, Ohio — There are spicy beers and even peanut butter beers, made to stand out on crowded shelves. Then there's a murky, green brew that looks a lot like algae.
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Moonstruck Japan tycoon to blast off on 1st SpaceX trip

Moonstruck Japan tycoon to blast off on 1st SpaceX trip

TOKYO — The Japanese billionaire who Tesla chief Elon Musk says plans to blast off on the first-ever private commercial space trip aboard the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket often makes headlines in Japan.
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China raises tariffs on $60B of US goods in technology fight

China raises tariffs on $60B of US goods in technology fight

BEIJING — China on Tuesday announced a tariff hike on $60 billion of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump's latest duty increase in a dispute over Beijing's technology policy.
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EU investigates German carmakers for possible collusion

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators have opened an in-depth investigation into whether automakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen colluded to limit the development and roll-out of car emission control systems.
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TREB to allow realtors to post GTA home sales data on Tuesday at noon

TREB to allow realtors to post GTA home sales data on Tuesday at noon

TORONTO — The Toronto Real Estate Board says real estate companies can post Greater Toronto Area home sales data on their password-protected websites today at noon.
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales rose 0.9 per cent in July

Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales rose 0.9 per cent in July

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales increased 0.9 per cent in July to $58.6 billion, boosted by the transportation equipment and chemical industries. Economists had expected an increase of 0.
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Bond-rating agency gives Nova Scotia its highest credit rating yet

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says Standard and Poor's has upgraded the province's long-term credit rating to its highest ever. In a news release, the province says the rating was upgraded from A+ to AA-, with a stable outlook.
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Pipe pressure before gas explosions was 12 times too high

Pipe pressure before gas explosions was 12 times too high

BOSTON — The pressure in natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been, according to a letter from the state's U.S.
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Enbridge signs deals for Enbridge Income Fund and U.S. subsidiaries

Enbridge signs deals for Enbridge Income Fund and U.S. subsidiaries

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal worth $4.7 billion to acquire Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. as it works to simplify its corporate structure. The company says the offer is 11.3 per cent higher than a proposal in May.
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Will 'flying cars' take off? Japan's government hopes so

Will 'flying cars' take off? Japan's government hopes so

TOKYO — Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air.
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