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Mexico says it wants its ex-officials tried in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s foreign secretary said Thursday the country no longer wants officials accused…
GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range
DETROIT – General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price…
New COVID-19 aid figures shed new light on variety of Canadians who needed the help
OTTAWA – A key benefit for workers replaced lost earnings for thousands of higher-income Canadians,…
Too soon? Georgia draws next class of White House hopefuls
ATLANTA – Move over, Iowa. Step aside, New Hampshire. Georgia would like a few moments…
S&P/TSX composite essentially flat as sentiment muted by rising COVID infections
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was essentially flat Thursday as investors took their foot…
Canadian women to face the U.S. and teams from Europe, Asia at 2021 Rugby World Cup
Canada was drawn in a pool with the U.S. and yet-to-be determined teams from Europe…
Thibault and Parsons headline Golf Canada’s 2021 amateur and junior squads
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., and Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C., headlined…
Junior producer Osum Oil Sands rejects Waterous Energy Fund share offer as inadequate
CALGARY – Private junior oilsands producer Osum Oil Sands Corp. says shareholders should reject a…
Postmedia tells Unifor local of buyout, layoff plan to cut Vancouver salary expenses
VANCOUVER – Postmedia has notified unionized employees in Vancouver that it wants to reduce salary…
EXPLAINER: A look at Trump’s long-shot legal challenges
As President Donald Trump continues to push falsehoods about the election, his legal team has…
Canada learning from surgery cancellations during first wave of pandemic: doctor
Robin McGee learned in mid-March that the colorectal cancer she started battling a decade earlier…
Wisconsin issues recount order in 2 counties as Trump wanted
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued an order Thursday to recount more than…
At Paris trial, passengers recall disarming of train gunman
PARIS – When the bare-chested gunman suddenly appeared aboard the speeding Paris-bound train, laden with…
Transition or tropics? EPA chief looks at final trips abroad
After months of travel to battleground states before Election Day, the head of the Environmental…
‘Shuggie Bain’ writer Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize
LONDON – Scottish writer Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction Thursday for “Shuggie…
Teen in Wisconsin protest deaths used pandemic funds for gun
KENOSHA, Wis. – An Illinois teenager who is charged with shooting three people, including two…
Police: Steam ‘pressure event’ killed workers at VA hospital
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Two workers who died at a Connecticut Veterans Affairs hospital last…
Official: Italy to start COVID vaccinations in January
MILAN – A significant number of Italians who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should…
Pandemic resurgence blunts refined fuel demand recovery, says Imperial Oil CEO
CALGARY – The CEO of Imperial Oil Ltd. says rising COVID-19 infection numbers have stalled…
Stocks rise amid investors’ tug of war between hope, fear
Stocks ended higher, shaking off a weak start and nearly erasing the S&P 500’s losses…
Polish police criticized for using tear gas on protesters
WARSAW, Poland – Polish police came under criticism on Thursday for using tear gas and…
New England Revolution a familiar, formidable foe for Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact know exactly what they’re up against as they begin their…
Ending withdrawal rules from registered retirement funds would cost $1B, PBO says
OTTAWA – A new review by Parliament’s spending watchdog says waiving mandatory withdrawal amounts from…
Riders quarterback Fajardo unsure where he’d be without Lawrence’s hit on Collaros
With one play, Simoni Lawrence changed the path of Cody Fajardo’s CFL career. Fajardo entered…