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Naomi Campbell barred from being charity trustee in England and Wales
LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee…
Ex-‘Apprentice’ candidates dump nearly entire stake in owner of Trump’s Truth Social platform
A Florida firm owned by former contestants on “The Apprentice” has disposed of nearly all…
B.C. company sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department wants Health Canada licences back
VANCOUVER — A chemical firm based in Port Coquitlam, B.C., claims Health Canada wrongfully cancelled…
Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and…
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew more than expected in July, but the strength was…
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA — The federal government’s deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal…
Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
OTTAWA — Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about…
B.C. Conservatives, NDP both announce plans to help ease B.C. housing crisis
Both of the main candidates in British Columbia’s election campaign pushed their own plans to…
Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limbo
Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization…
Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limbo
Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization…
Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada began booking blocks of seats on the few remaining commercial…
No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike
VANCOUVER — Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have…
CBS News says it will be up to Harris and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz…
Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is…
Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign
VANCOUVER — When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open…
Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says
VANCOUVER — Canada’s labour minister says striking grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver and their…
As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the…
Labrador residents say “inhumane” food prices force families to go hungry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A mother in a community where the cost of living is…
Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger…
‘Programming error’ results in accidental sale on Quebec liquor products
MONTREAL — The provincial Crown corporation in charge of liquor sales in Quebec says a…
As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the…
Eby says more than 90 per cent of British Columbians to benefit from tax cut promise
SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby, speaking before his largest crowd of the…
AI companies could be more transparent to help users make informed choices: Meta VP
TORONTO — Ask Meta Platforms Inc.’s head of artificial intelligence research how the technology could…