Bloomberg It’s boom time for Canadian maple-syrup producer Ray Bonenberg, who is expanding sap output from his tree farm near Pembroke, Ontario. About three hours away in the province of Quebec — the Saudi Arabia of syrup — producers like Jim Dempsey can only watch in frustration. Dempsey’s output is capped by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, a …

Washington / AFP Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders scored key victories in their White House quests, but it was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton who outperformed their rivals to remain the race’s undisputed frontrunners. Republican Trump and Democrat Clinton did what they needed to do—dominating in the delegate-rich state of Louisiana in performance that keep them on top at …

Berlin / AFP Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that US billionaire Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, poses a threat to peace, social cohesion and prosperity. Gabriel labelled the brash real estate mogul a “right-wing populist” who, like Marine Le Pen of France and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, promises voters unsettled by globalisation a …