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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Empire, industry group propose grocery code to address ‘unfair practices’ in market
Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer and an industry group representing food manufacturers agreed on Thursday to…
Police: Man in Atlanta grocery had 6 guns, wore body armour
ATLANTA – A worker at an Atlanta grocery store heard “clicking sounds,” and it sounded…
Armed man arrested at University of Kentucky hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Police arrested an armed man as he left a Kentucky hospital after…
Justices say accident victims can sue Ford in state courts
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued…
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
WASHINGTON – The oil and gas industry’s top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal…
University of Michigan OKs ‘net zero’ carbon emission plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The University of Michigan announced a plan Thursday to achieve “net…
NGOs: Venezuela military, Colombia rebels continue fighting
ARAUQUITA, Colombia – Clashes that began over the weekend between Venezuela’s military and a Colombian…
Minneapolis police investigate officer’s punch of Black teen
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation after an officer…
Court upholds firing of NYPD officer in Eric Garner’s death
NEW YORK – A state appeals court on Thursday upheld the New York Police Department’s…
Reforms pushed in Texas as trial nears in George Floyd death
AUSTIN, Texas – Outside of George Floyd’s public memorial last summer in Texas, Republican Gov.…
Liberals will tell staffers to disobey House of Commons summons: Rodriguez
OTTAWA – Federal Liberal cabinet ministers will instruct their staff not to appear if called…
Long-term care residents allowed more than one visitor in B.C. as of April 1
VICTORIA – Long-term care residents in British Columbia will soon be allowed more than one…
Canadian rider Michael Woods second in Stage 4 of Volta a Catalunya
Canadian rider Michael Woods finished second behind Colombian Esteban Chaves on Thursday in Stage 4…
Ex-Mexico governor pleads guilty to money laundering in US
HOUSTON – A former governor of a Mexican border state who prosecutors have said was…
Biden leaves door open for Senate changes to advance agenda
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden at his first news conference Thursday left the door open…
Ontario’s long path to budget balance is a problem: experts
TORONTO, Kan. – Ontario would have to significantly cut spending or hike taxes if it…
DJ fired for comparing toast, Black women’s skin tones
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A morning radio host fired after using Black celebrities’ skin tones to…
‘Daunting and disturbing:’ Study finds Indigenous people more likely to die in fires
OTTAWA – The research director for an initiative that promotes fire safety in Indigenous communities…
Failed subway bomber seeks 35 years in prison, not life
NEW YORK – A Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his…
Mexico marks anniversary of 1517 Spanish defeat
MEXICO CITY – Mexico marked the anniversary of the first serious defeat suffered by Spanish…
EXPLAINER: Suez Canal block could hit product supply chains
The cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal is holding up traffic that carries nearly $10…
‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
LOS ANGELES – Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV’s “Arrested Development”…
AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending
OTTAWA – The federal auditor general says the government can’t show that the Liberals’ $188-billion…