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Court challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 temporarily suspended after positive COVID test
MONTREAL – The court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law has been temporarily suspended after a…
Radical Pakistani religious cleric dies after leading sit-in
LAHORE, Pakistan – Khadim Hussein Rizvi, a radical Pakistani religious scholar who this week led…
Southwest, United Airlines see weak demand over holidays, 1Q
DALLAS – United Airlines warned Thursday that bookings have slowed and cancellations have increased as…
AIMCo chief executive to exit from Alberta’s embattled fund manager by June 2021
CALGARY – The chief executive of Alberta Investment Management Corp. is expected to leave the…
Taraji P. Henson tells New Jack Swing backstory in podcast
LOS ANGELES – Taraji P. Henson remembered wearing her favourite outfit to a music festival…
Danish PM taps new minister after mink culling fiasco
COPENHAGEN – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appointed a new agriculture minister Thursday to succeed…
GM says demand for trucks helped turn the tide for Oshawa plant
Growing demand for trucks helped convince executives to turn around plans for the plant in…
Macy’s loses money in 3Q; virus surges into holiday season
NEW YORK – Macy’s swung to a quarterly loss and sales tumbled 22% as the…
Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said Thursday…
Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs
SEATTLE – A master’s degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counsellor weren’t enough…
Family of Quebec woman found dead on Cuban beach wants answers about her killing
MONTREAL – The family of a Montreal woman found dead Tuesday on a beach in…
Trump a lesson for politicians, says Kellie Leitch, the Tory MP once compared to him
OTTAWA – Kellie Leitch, the former Conservative MP once accused of trying to be Canada’s…
Liberal MP took too long with ethics disclosure, ought to apologize in Commons: Dion
OTTAWA – The federal ethics watchdog said Thursday a Liberal MP broke the rules when…
Calgary-born entrepreneur Rahul Sood buys stake in Sri Lankan cricket team
A millionaire at 19 after creating Voodoo PC, Calgary-born Rahul Sood says he went on…
West Fraser Timber to acquire Norbord in all-stock deal valued at $4 billion
TORONTO – A $4-billion all-stock deal to take over Norbord Inc. will transform West Fraser…
IMF director: virus could disrupt global recovery
WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the while the…
Pompeo is 1st top US diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement
JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American…
Bosnia doctors appeal for respect of rules amid virus surge
SARAJEVO, Bosnia – Doctors in Bosnia, one of the hardest-hit countries in the Balkans with…
Justice Dept.’s China focus likely to continue under Biden
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has identified China as the country’s biggest foe and the…
Singer Bobby Brown’s son found dead at Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES – Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead…
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling signs with Charlotte Hornets
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling is signing a two-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets. Darling’s agency…
Report slams conditions in Greek migrant detention centres
ATHENS, Greece – The anti-torture committee of the Council of Europe, the continent’s main human…
Bally’s buys sports betting tech company, closes AC purchase
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Bally’s Corp. has purchased a sports betting technology company for $125…
CFIB calls for freeze on Canada Pension Plan premiums set to rise on Jan. 1
TORONTO – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has asked the federal government to hold…