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President-elect’s long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U. S. ties
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden’s to-do list just got a whole lot longer — and…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
Indiana woman gets 6 1/2 years for financing terrorism
HAMMOND, Ind. – An Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to providing financial support to the…
Moguls king Mikael Kingsbury ready for a season of twists and turns
Mikael Kingsbury is prepared for a moguls season that’s subject to change. The reigning Olympic…
Federal government still working on investments in Fiat Chrysler, General Motors
OTTAWA – Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains says that the federal government…
Alaska elections officials prepare for absentee ballot count
JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska election officials plan to begin counting more than 155,000 absentee and…
U.S. stock markets hit record highs on vaccine news, raised economic recovery hopes
TORONTO – U.S. stock markets soared to record highs Monday on positive news about a…
UN agency for Palestinians may defer salaries for workers
JERUSALEM – The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday it needs to raise $70…
Rush of visitors at Red River Gorge sparks call for changes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One of Appalachia’s most beloved natural attractions is becoming a victim of…
Transit officials propose service cuts in wake of pandemic
BOSTON – Greater Boston’s transportation agency proposed a series of public transit cuts Monday that…
Trebek brought consensus, class to a nation in need of both
LOS ANGELES – In a politically torn, culturally divided and socially splintered America, there was…
Air Canada shares up sharply on news of potential government aid, vaccine development
Air Canada shares surged more than 28 per cent Monday as news of a potential…
Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail
MONTREAL – The Crown rested its case Monday at the sexual assault trial of former…
Gunmen kill reporter in Mexico’s most violent state
MEXICO CITY – Officials in Guanajuato, the state with the most homicides in Mexico, said…
BMO shuffles executive ranks, brings in new CFO with U.S. market experience
TORONTO – BMO Financial Group says it is shuffling its executives and bringing in a…
Minnesota deer hunter gets bang for buck with alligator haul
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man who was tracking a large buck on the opening weekend…
Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study
HALIFAX – Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now…
Police: Woman posing as FBI agent sought free fast food
ROCKMART, Ga. – Police have jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be…
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX – In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases,…
Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in…
Terry Fox, Indigenous advocates among diverse group on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA – A diverse group of notable Canadians, including Indigenous advocates and veterans, an Inuit…
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office
NEW YORK – One of publishing’s most thriving genres of the past four years, books…
Polish police carry away abortion rights protesters
WARSAW, Poland – Police carried off protesters blocking a street in Poland’s capital Monday, the…
Greta Thunberg on 2 very surreal years of protest and fame
NEW YORK – In the first days of Greta Thunberg’s solitary sidewalk protest outside Swedish…