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US business inventories up 0.1 per cent in September
WASHINGTON – U.S. businesses boosted their stockpiles by a slight amount in September while their…
US retail sales jump 0.8 pct. in sign of consumer health
WASHINGTON – American consumers ramped up their spending last month in a sign of robust…
Deadmau5 unmasked: Canadian DJ/producer to teach online music classes
TORONTO – Canadian DJ and electronic dance producer Deadmau5 is lifting off his signature mouse…
ICC prosecutors: US forces may have committed war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The chances of American servicemen being charged and sent to face…
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending November 13, 2016: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1.…
Royal Bank of Canada to increase fixed mortgage rates amid bond market sell-off
TORONTO – Royal Bank (TSX:RY) is hiking mortgage rates amid a combination of higher bond…
Report: Cities passing more laws making homelessness a crime
HONOLULU – Cities across the country are enacting more bans on living in vehicles, camping…
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL Ottawa 3 Philadelphia 2 (SO) Columbus 2 Washington 1 (OT) Carolina 1…
Top US civilian honour going to 21 artists, athletes, others
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is honouring actors Robert DeNiro, Cicely Tyson, Tom Hanks and…
Quebec announces public inquiry into the protection of journalists’ sources
QUEBEC – The Quebec government officially launched a public inquiry on Wednesday into police surveillance…
The Latest: Claude Monet painting fetches $81.4M in NYC
NEW YORK – The Latest on Christie’s New York auction of impressionist and modern art…
Top 10 vote-getters in Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s national bird survey
OTTAWA – The top 10 vote-getters in the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s online survey seeking…
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Washington 7 Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 2 Arizona 1 (OT) — AHL Manitoba…
Thai fish with national flag colours sold for more than $1.5K
BANGKOK – A Siamese fighting fish with the colours of the Thai national flag has…
Mark Cuban: Decision to avoid Trump hotels made ‘months ago’
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the team’s decision not to stay at Donald Trump-branded…
Manager: Songwriter Leonard Cohen died in sleep after fall
LOS ANGELES – Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after falling down in the…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Margaret Atwood compares UBC probe of Steven Galloway to Salem witch trials
VANCOUVER – Margaret Atwood says the University of British Columbia’s investigation of fellow author Steven…
Trudeau looks to gain foothold in Argentina as doors open to foreign investors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Canada’s prime minister and his Argentine counterpart took direct aim Thursday…
Illicit drug overdose deaths climbing in B.C. despite official efforts
VANCOUVER – The death toll from illicit drugs will likely continue rising because of stronger…
Thursday’s Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Vancouver 3 Arizona 2 (OT) Los Angeles 4 Edmonton 2 Philadelphia 5…
Afghan official: Taliban kill 8 policemen in country’s west
KABUL – An Afghan official says a Taliban attack in the country’s western Farah province…
Man charged with felony vandalism in smashing of Trump star
LOS ANGELES – A man who used a pickaxe and a sledgehammer to smash Donald…
Hockney landscape fetches record $11.7M in NYC
NEW YORK – A monumental landscape by David Hockney set an auction record for the…