Young drivers in Alberta aged 18 and over are now able to exit the province’s graduated driver’s licence program without taking a driver’s test or paying fees, and automatically get an upgraded licence. Effective June 25, “drivers no longer have to take a drivers test and pay a $154 fee to exit the graduated driver’s…

The Supreme Court threw out on June 27 by a 7–2 vote a Colorado man’s conviction for making threats online against an entertainer because his intent in trying to communicate with her was never considered. The case raised an important First Amendment issue in an age when so much communication takes place online using text,…

Drug-impaired driving rates have more than doubled since Parliament legalized cannabis, according to a report from the Department of Justice. Released in June 2022, the report noted that the average rate of drug-impaired driving offences in Canada increased by 105 percent from 2017 to 2020—from nine to 19 offences per 10,000 population. The report noted…

The federal government plans to attract more so-called “digital nomads” in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields while opening new pathways to permanent residency for entrepreneurs. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser made the announcement during the Collision tech conference in Toronto on June 27. “We are going to be launching a digital nomad strategy,…

LOS ANGELES—The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement next year. Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multiyear deal to host the long-running game show starting with Season 42. Sajak recently announced the upcoming 41st season…

Sixty years ago, economist Beryl Sprinkel wrote a book titled, “Money and Stock Prices.” Sprinkel was my boss and mentor at Harris Bank in Chicago, and later he became chairman of then-president Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. His book explained how stock prices respond fairly predictably to changes in the money supply. Sprinkel’s historical…

A federal watchdog revealed that tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 aid over the years might have been stolen via two large, Congress-passed relief programs. The federal U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general, in figures released Tuesday (pdf), show fraud that was much greater than previously forecast. It found that the most significant amounts…