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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…
English cricket team Hampshire set to be bought by part-owner of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals
Hampshire is set to become the first English county cricket club to be owned by…
AT&T exits showbiz, sells remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG for $7.6 billion
AT&T is selling its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG Partners for…
Satellite service DirecTV buys rival Dish as it fights the onslaught of streaming services
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling, a deal it has sought to complete for years,…
CDPQ increases stake in dairy company Saputo with $378M share purchase
MONTREAL — The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has increased its stake in…
Raptors president Masai Ujiri says there are no issues with Edward Rogers
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri tried to lay to rest rumours that…
Controlling interest in owner of hockey brand Bauer to be sold to Fairfax affiliates
The owner of Bauer Hockey says affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will acquire controlling…
Balenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist
PARIS (AP) — On an ordinary Parisian market street on an ordinary rainy fall day,…
Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students
MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of…
Tobacco companies seek to extend order suspending legal proceedings against them
TORONTO — Three tobacco giants are yet again seeking to extend an order suspending legal…
Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as…
Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as…
JD Vance and Tim Walz face off during U.S. vice-presidential debate
SAINT PAUL — Tim Walz and JD Vance played attack dog for their presidential partner…
Media veterans tell inquiry of pervasive influence wielded by China, India in Canada
OTTAWA — The Chinese community in Canada has long been caught in the crosshairs of…