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Office subleases are flooding the market in downtown Toronto: real estate firm
TORONTO – One commercial real estate company says it has seen a “spike” in vacant…
Black Lives Matter billboard placed next to Confederate flag
A Black Lives Matter sign now fills a billboard next to a big Confederate flag…
Boy dies after pickup truck, Amish pony-drawn cart collide
RIPLEY, Ohio – A young child injured when a pickup truck and an Amish pony-drawn…
UK accuses ‘Russian actors’ of meddling in 2019 election
LONDON – The British government accused “Russian actors” Thursday of seeking to interfere in the…
Seven more projects to receive funding for caribou habitat restoration in B.C.
VICTORIA – More work is getting underway in British Columbia to restore caribou habitat that…
Ex-Miss Kentucky sentenced to prison on sex crime charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former Miss Kentucky who admitted to exchanging sexual photos with a…
Pandemic and power struggle hobble Bolivia ahead of vote
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia is grappling with two crises: the pandemic and bitter political…
Colville painting shatters sales record at auction with strong bidding results
TORONTO – A painting by Alex Colville shattered a price record for a work by…
Top French diplomat in first Iraq visit since virus outbreak
BAGHDAD – France’s foreign minister warned of the persistent threat from the Islamic State group…
Quebec man died after car hit ‘giant’ pothole on highway: coroner
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner is questioning why the Transport Department failed to maintain a…
US High Court deals setback to Florida felon voting rights
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A divided U.S Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an appellate court’s decision…
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two…
Review: Laura Cortese mixes synthesizers and string music
Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards, “Bitter Better” (Compass Records) Processed and organic ingredients tend…
US, Canada and Mexico borders to stay closed for travellers
WASHINGTON – The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to keep their shared borders closed…
Canada, U.S. confirm extension of mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Canada and the United States have…
Trash talk part of soundtrack of competitive Raptors practices at Disney
Trash talk has become the soundtrack of Toronto Raptors practices at Walt Disney World. Four…
Search continues for remains from Tulsa massacre; none found
TULSA, Okla. – The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre…
Michigan department announces child care reforms after death
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan officials announced a series of emergency rules Thursday after a 16-year-old…
Exposed by son, man fights COVID-19 in Florida hospital
MIAMI – For weeks, Michelle Zymet pleaded with her stepson to avoid going out with…
Study links good health-care in Canada to higher COVID-19 death rate
TORONTO – Heart researchers say there’s a surprising reason Canada has seen higher COVID-19 deaths…
Coronavirus grounds Thunderbirds ahead of Wyoming show
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Coronavirus among U.S. Air Force personnel has grounded the Thunderbirds. The fighter…
North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election
SKOPJE, Macedonia – North Macedonia’s pro-Western Social Democrats said Thursday they were ready to start…
Trump’s grand GOP convention plans shrink as virus surges
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s plans for a grand convention keep shrinking. The Republican National…
Bank of America sees recessionary impacts ‘deep into 2022’
NEW YORK – Bank of America’s second-quarter profits were sawed in half and the consumer…