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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is “looking seriously” at…
BlackBerry says it doesn’t know what’s behind recent share price surge
BlackBerry Ltd. said there weren’t any major changes at the company on Monday, despite a…
Suspected RCMP secrecy breach fallout upgraded to ‘severe’: newly released documents
OTTAWA – New documents show Canada’s cyberspy agency was so alarmed by the potential fallout…
Bally’s, Caesars Entertainment add daily fantasy sport deals
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two major casino companies announced deals Monday with daily fantasy sports…
Toronto stock market pushed higher by enthusiasm for TFI and BlackBerry
TORONTO – Enthusiasm for TFI International Inc. and BlackBerry Ltd. offset some investor concerns to…
Black girls wrongly held at gunpoint in Colorado file suit
DENVER – The families of four Black girls mistakenly detained by suburban Denver police at…
Judge orders Uganda’s Bobi Wine freed from house arrest
KAMPALA, Uganda – A judge ruled on Monday that Ugandan security forces cannot detain presidential…
Navalny’s team calls new protests in Russia for his release
MOSCOW – Allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who faces years in prison,…
Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project
Twitter is enlisting its users to help combat misinformation on its service by flagging and…
Biden administration suspends some sanctions on Yemen rebels
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Monday suspended some of the terrorism sanctions that former…
Lebanese in impoverished north protest virus lockdown
BEIRUT – Dozens of Lebanese protesters, enraged at a nearly month-long lockdown to combat the…
AP source: Lawmakers threatened ahead of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON – Federal law enforcement officials are examining a number of threats aimed at members…
‘#ScienceUpFirst:’ Social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON – Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and…
Yukon premier upset at federal decision stalling mine development in the territory
WHITEHORSE – Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says a federal government decision to refer a proposed…
Taillon excited to reunite with Cole, push for playoffs
NEW YORK – Jameson Taillon’s trade from Pittsburgh to the New York Yankees started to…
After several NFL suspensions, receiver Martavis Bryant signs with Argonauts
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts have signed former Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders wide receiver…
VIRUS TODAY: US numbers fall but new strains cause concern
Here’s what’s happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW…
Hate crime charge added in attack on gay Louisiana teen
LAFAYETTE, La. – A hate crime charge has been added to attempted murder in the…
New this week: ‘Resident Alien,’ Arlo Parks & ‘Palmer’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign defensive back Cariel Brooks
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks. The 29-year-old started…
Clashes break out in Tunisia after death of protester
TUNIS, Tunisia – Clashes in Tunisia between groups of young people and police broke out…
Iranian users of Signal messaging service say app blocked
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian users of the Signal messaging service said Monday they have lost…
Canadian crude-by-rail exports surge 87% to 170,000 barrels per day in November
CALGARY – Canadian exports of crude oil by rail jumped 87 per cent in November…