Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Latest: Shanghai quarantines 186 after case at airport
BEIJING - Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted virus tests on more than 8,000 after a freight handler at the city's main international airport tes...
Nov 09, 2020
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
CANBERRA, Australia - High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they breached a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell's sex ...
Nov 09, 2020
Asian stocks rise for 2nd day on coronavirus vaccine hopes
BEIJING - Asian stock markets rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life. Benc...
Nov 09, 2020
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide
BOSTON - A texting company run by one of President Donald Trump's top campaign officials sent out thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages urging supporters to rally where votes were being count...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic
TOKYO - Toyota's July-September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan's top automaker appeared to be holding up better than weaker rivals tha...
Nov 06, 2020
Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off
OTTAWA - Rob Przybylski and Courtney Ross were slated to wrap up the month on a Costa Rican beach, sipping sugarcane cocktails with friends and family as they celebrated their wedding. Instead, the Os...
Nov 06, 2020
Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods in case sparked by meat recall
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak. In a 5-4 decision Friday, the top ...
Nov 06, 2020
PBO says feds can spend more, but wiggle room has shrunk due to pandemic
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has the wiggle room to add billions more in permanent spending before its finances become unsustainable. Based on the budget offic...
Nov 06, 2020
Ranks of long-term unemployed swell even as economy added 84,000 jobs in October
OTTAWA - Nearly one-quarter of unemployed Canadians have been without work for six months or more, with Statistics Canada reporting a spike in their numbers in October even as the economy eked out ano...
Nov 05, 2020
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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