Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Abbey Westbury
Labour minister hails progress on pay equity but says it will take time to deliver
OTTAWA – The government is proposing to give federally regulated companies at least three years…
S&P 500 closes at record as possible vaccine lifts markets
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday as optimism built among investors…
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 results
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of…
Bond greatly reduced for man linked to Whitmer kidnap plot
JACKSON, Mich. – A judge greatly reduced bond to $150,000 Friday for a man accused…
S&P/TSX composite resumes climb to end week propelled by COVID-19 vaccine news
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index resumed its upward climb to end a strong week…
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM
MIAMI – Kim Ng started her Major League Baseball career as an intern, and three…
CDC: Wearing a mask could keep you from catching virus
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to…
Cadillac Fairview, Oxford cancel mall Santa visits, offer virtual experiences instead
TORONTO – Canadian kids anxiously awaiting a visit with Santa Claus at their local mall…
UN chief vows to do utmost to keep Western Sahara cease-fire
TANZANIA, Tanzania – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ramped up efforts Friday to try to get…
Federal fugitive captured after nearly 50 years on the run
PITTSBURGH – A man who was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped…
MAG Silver: 3Q Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ MAG Silver Corp. (MAG) on Friday reported a loss of…
In Georgia, Trump’s shadow looms over pair of Senate runoffs
ATLANTA – President Donald Trump won’t be on the ballot in January when Georgia voters…
EXPLAINER: Why AP called North Carolina for Trump
WHY AP CALLED NORTH CAROLINA FOR TRUMP The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner…
Wall Street shrugs, stocks rise even as Trump won’t concede
NEW YORK – A huge fear for Wall Street coming into this month was a…
Vancouver police says new neighbourhood team attends 300 calls in 11 days
Vancouver police say they’ve responded to about 300 calls and seized 34 weapons since starting…
Cineplex tries to woo moviegoers with theatre rentals after 91% drop in tickets sold
TORONTO – Canada’s largest theatre saw 91 per cent fewer moviegoers during the summer compared…
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over transmission line project
OTTAWA – Hydro-Québec has the right to construct an electric-power transmission line along an existing…
Federal utility fined $900K for nuclear violations, coverup
Federal regulators have fined the nation’s largest public utility more than $900,000 for violating procedures…
NFL Hall of Fame running back Paul Hornung dies at 84
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Paul Hornung, the dazzling “Golden Boy” of the Green Bay Packers whose…
Explosion kills 2 steam pipe workers at veterans hospital
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Two workers were killed in an explosion Friday while repairing a…
Multiple Grey Cup champion linebacker Mark Kosmos passes away at the age of 75
OTTAWA – Former linebacker Mark Kosmos, who won four Grey Cup titles with three separate…
Report: 5 investigations of Wisconsin officer who shot Blake
MILWAUKEE – The white Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot a Black man in the…
UN-led Libya talks set December 2021 date for elections
GAMMARTH, Tunisia – Libya’s warring sides have agreed to hold nationwide elections in December next…
Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report
WARSAW, Poland – Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that…