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Pandemic cuts into Bausch Health sales as company posts US$152-million loss
MONTREAL – Shares of Bausch Health Companies Inc. fell more than eight per cent as…
Shopping Shift: How indoor malls will look different under new COVID-19 measures
TORONTO – Consumers should get ready for a new world of retail as indoor shopping…
Canadians OK with empty sports arenas, wary of attending games: poll
VANCOUVER – Canadian sports fans are itching to watch sports again, but many would think…
Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot looks back at up-and-down start in Toronto
TORONTO – Alexander Kerfoot has been waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic like most NHL players.…
US pulls anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out…
Neiman Marcus becomes 2nd major retailer to seek Chapter 11
NEW YORK – Neiman Marcus has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the first department…
Ex-president of Georgia given official job in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s president on Thursday appointed the former leader of Georgia to lead…
Ex-Syncrude partner Murphy Oil closing Calgary office to cut costs
CALGARY – American oil and gas producer Murphy Oil Corp. says it is shutting its…
California restaurants envision big changes in reopening
LOS ANGELES – California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen…
P.E.I. government announces numerous COVID-19 assistance programs
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Prince Edward Island government has announced a number of programs to assist…
With layoffs high but slowing, can US job market rise up?
WASHINGTON – Since its record-setting peak five weeks ago, the number of laid-off U.S. workers…
Presidential politics, sidelined by pandemic, poised for Trump-fuelled comeback
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s re-election efforts appear to be showing new signs of life despite…
Esper: Pentagon ready for any new wave of coronavirus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Venturing beyond Washington for the first time since March, Defence Secretary…
COVID-19 kills scores more in Canada; Greyhound to shut down all service
TORONTO – Scores more people in Canada have succumbed to COVID-19, authorities reported Thursday, as…
US consumer borrowing fell for first time since 2011
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer borrowing fell in March for the first time in more than…
‘Let’s Make a Deal’ asks frontline staff to join its special
NEW YORK – Wayne Brady and the folks at “Let’s Make a Deal” want to…
Noisy protest in Belgrade against Serbia’s populist leader
BELGRADE, Serbia – Banging pots and blowing whistles, hundreds of people staged a noisy protest…
Stocks climb on Wall Street on hopes economic pain will ease
Wall Street had its best gain in a week as investors find more reasons to…
Slashed St. Ed’s: Reeling school cuts teams, breaks hearts
Carlos Tercero had already been forced to move in with one of his teammates when…
Why did you buy that? Unearthing the roots of consumer choices in the pandemic
Toilet paper. Flour. Gardening supplies. Over the past two months, consumers have flocked from one…
Barry Farber dies; conservative radio host ran for NYC mayor
NEW YORK – Pioneering radio host Barry Farber, who hosted a conservative talk show for…
La Scala opens virtual tour during coronavirus lockdown
Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Thursday unveiled a virtual journey through its ornate…
Putin-Trump call focuses on coronavirus, arms control, oil
MOSCOW – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed progress in combating…
Mom’s rule: Mother’s Day special doc airs on Comedy Central
NEW YORK – Louie Anderson’s late mom is never very far from the comedian’s mind.…