Auditor general’s office fires two employees for taking government contracts on the side

Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale, N.S., did not appear in Shelburne provincial court on Tuesday. His lawyer entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf.

Policymakers at the Bank of Japan have wrapped up their two-day meeting on Tuesday. They say they are leaving the central bank’s easing program unchanged. They decided to stick with the current policy to achieve sustainable and stable price gains led by stronger wage growth.