Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit, the gap between what America buys fro...
May 04, 2021
Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
SEATTLE - Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. I...
May 03, 2021
Lower visits, revenue reported as pandemic measures created unpredictable ski season
CALGARY - Measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic made for a bumpy ride for most of the ski and snowboard industry in Canada, as revenues slumped even at resorts that were able to maintain near-norm...
May 03, 2021
Growth in US manufacturing slowed in April from March high
WASHINGTON - Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed slightly in April partly due to a snarled global supply chain after hitting a 37-year high in March. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group...
May 03, 2021
Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot. Russia has announced thr...
May 03, 2021
Apple's 'walled garden' faces Epic attack in app store trial
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Apple's lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technol...
May 03, 2021
Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics
NEW DELHI - As a catastrophic surge of the coronavirus sweeps through India, the leaders of 13 opposition parties urged the government to launch a free vaccination drive and ensure an uninterrupted fl...
May 03, 2021
US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down
WASHINGTON - The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run televis...
May 02, 2021
Port of Montreal to resume operations as legislation forces dock workers back to work
MONTREAL - Operations at the Port of Montreal were expected to resume gradually beginning Saturday after the Senate passed legislation forcing striking workers back on the job. The House of Commons ap...
May 01, 2021
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. - When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida Legislature. The Republican congress...
May 01, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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