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Thompson has torn Achilles tendon, expected to miss season
SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has suffered a torn right Achilles…
Serial killer blamed for 2 Miami slayings in the 1970s
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Two women who were slain in Miami in the 1970s were…
US adult smoking rate looks unchanged, vaping rate higher
NEW YORK – The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult…
Doctors, Conservative MPs say not enough consultation on assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA – A number of doctors said Thursday they are concerned proposed changes to assisted…
Native American votes helped secure Biden’s win in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Voting rights advocates had long argued that if Native Americans and other…
Alleged IS executioner arrested at Greek refugee camp
ATHENS, Greece – A 27-year-old Syrian man accused of taking part in executions carried out…
Be careful with buy now, pay later deals for nominal purchases: experts
TORONTO – Online shoppers may have recently noticed new options on the checkout pages of…
Women leaving workforce faster than men, childcare playing big role in exodus: study
TORONTO – Men are picking up jobs at three times the rate that women are…
Isolated for months, island crew sees pandemic for 1st time
HONOLULU – Just as the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, in February, four people…
Woodbine Entertainment announces that jockey has tested positive for COVID-19
TORONTO – A jockey based at Woodbine Racetrack has tested positive for COVID-19. Woodbine Entertainment…
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to debut in Canadian theatres, but not on streaming, on Dec. 25
TORONTO – “Wonder Woman 1984” will make history in the United States when it becomes…
Fire in petrochemical factory in Iran kills 1, injures 4
TEHRAN, Iran – A fire in a petrochemical factory in southwestern Iran on Thursday led…
Rights group, Afghan envoy want more probes into war crimes
ISLAMABAD – A leading international human rights group and an Afghan envoy on Thursday urged…
Quebec sword-attack victim records video from hospital in which he forgives suspect
MONTREAL – A professional musician who survived the deadly Halloween night sword attack in Quebec…
Woman wins 1st stage of virus lawsuit against UK government
LONDON – A woman whose elderly father died in an England care home won Thursday…
Brandi Carlile memoir ‘Broken Horses’ coming in April
NEW YORK – Grammy winner Brandi Carlile has a memoir coming in April. Her publisher…
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close…
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…