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Fired CEO: Remarks were over male teen’s behaviour, not dress
NASHVILLE – A Tennessee man who was fired from his position as CEO of a…
Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history
CHICAGO – As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the…
Czech lawmakers change electoral law to help small parties
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – The upper house of Czech Parliament on Thursday approved changes in…
Massachusetts man gets prison for laundering drug money
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for…
Kobach signals intent to run for Kansas attorney general
TOPEKA, Kan. – Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for…
Former Forge FC defender David Edgar joins CPL champion’s coaching staff
HAMILTON – Former Canadian international David Edgar, who retired as a Forge FC player in…
GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues
DETROIT – Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem…
Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some of Canada’s largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby…
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
FRANKFURT – Germany’s Daimler Truck AG and Sweden’s Volvo Group say they plan to jointly…
McDonald’s comes roaring back as restrictions ease
The bounce back for McDonald’s as restrictions were lifted across the U.S. was so strong…
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inducts eight women ‘legends’ in Class of 2021
Eight women, including five members of Canada’s original 1986 women’s team, are headed to the…
An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant
WASHINGTON – An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday to rule in favour…
Student employment could remain challenging this summer but there’s signs of hope
TORONTO – Experts are urging students not to get discouraged even though the COVID-19 pandemic…
Canada’s Shapovalov upset by Moutet in second round of Estoril Open
ESTORIL, Portugal – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was upset 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 by France’s Corentin Moutet…
Resolute Forest Products reports $87-million first-quarter profit, sales up
MONTREAL – Resolute Forest Products Inc. reported a first-quarter profit of $87 million compared with…
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya – Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centres across…
Coronavirus surges in northeast Syria amid oxygen shortages
BEIRUT – Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria announced Thursday they will extend a partial lockdown…
Watchdog: US aid to Venezuela driven by more than just need
MIAMI – It was billed as the beginning of the end for Nicolás Maduro. With…
Calls for stricter action in B.C. with COVID-19 variants projected to climb into May
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is on track to see COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern…
Senate filibuster’s racist past fuels arguments for its end
WASHINGTON – Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because…
4 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Area in 9 days
SAN FRANCISCO – Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches…
US unveils new rules for government contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON – The State Department on Friday unveiled new rules for U.S. government contacts with…
Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof…
West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female…