Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Colombia police, military raid illegal gold mining operation
MAGUI PAYAN, Colombia - From the air, the illegal gold mines look like wounds in the dense jungle of southern Colombia - scars of red, gray and brown dirt surrounding toxic ponds. The sound of the pol...
Apr 23, 2021
New home sales surged 20.7% in March to 1.02 million
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes surged 20.7% in March, rebounding from the previous month when severe winter storms wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. Sales climbed to a seasonally adjusted a...
Apr 23, 2021
Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
OTTAWA - The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blu...
Apr 23, 2021
Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel. Its test came just days after a Tesla crashed...
Apr 22, 2021
Bank of England reveals lobbying efforts of ex-PM Cameron
LONDON - The Bank of England published on Thursday a series of communications showing Britain's former prime minister, David Cameron making repeated efforts for a now-bankrupt financial firm to access...
Apr 22, 2021
More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps governments can take. Spe...
Apr 22, 2021
Bill on single-game sports passes third reading — but not for first time
OTTAWA - Lawmakers passed a bill to legalize single-event sports betting Thursday, sending the legislation to the Senate and bringing the country a step closer to looser gaming laws. The bill aims to ...
Apr 22, 2021
Bill on single-game sports passes third reading — but not for first time
OTTAWA - Lawmakers passed a bill to legalize single-event sports betting Thursday, sending the legislation to the Senate and bringing the country a step closer to looser gaming laws. The bill aims to ...
Apr 22, 2021
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green along the way. Beam Suntory, producer of top-selling Jim Bea...
Apr 21, 2021
Bank of Canada keeps rate on hold, sees brighter economic outlook
OTTAWA - The bank of Canada provided a rosy revision to its economic outlook Wednesday but kept its key rate at 0.25 per cent in a sign that it won't count its chickens before they hatch. The improvin...
Apr 21, 2021
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