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Luxembourg rider Andy Schleck pulls out of Tour de France due to spine injury
LONDON – The 2010 Tour de France champion Andy Schleck pulled out of this year’s race due to an injury he sustained during the Criterium du Dauphine earlier this month, the rider’s parents said Wednesday.
Tablet ownership continues to surge in Canada; iPad tops: tech trends report
TORONTO – Tablet ownership continues to surge in Canada and online and mobile TV viewing is on the rise, according to a new report on tech trends in Canada.
Net foreign debt up in Q1 because of foreign investment, strong loonie
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the country’s net foreign debt increased by $15.7 billion to $229.9 billion at the end of the first quarter.
Demjanjuk’s attorney files complaint against doctors; says medication helped cause death
BERLIN – John Demjanjuk’s attorney has filed a complaint with Bavarian prosecutors charging that pain medication administered to his client helped lead to his death as he awaited an appeal of his conviction on Nazi war crimes.
Survey finds growing US drone attacks on terror suspects unpopular around the world
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s increasing use of unmanned drone strikes to kill terror suspects is widely opposed around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey on the U.S. image abroad.
Top Gun: Tom Cruise receives Friars Club icon award in NYC; daughter Suri attends tribute
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Tom Cruise was in Manhattan to collect an award, and, yes, promote a movie.
Legendary Pakistani classical singer Mehdi Hassan dies after protracted illness at 85
ISLAMABAD – Mehdi Hassan, a Pakistani singer loved by millions across South Asia, has died after a protracted illness. He was 85.
Yahoo casting wide net in order to draw viewers to original online programming
BANFF, Alta. – Yahoo’s move toward original programming has opened the door for a niche market that is allowing fresh, new content to find a viable audience, says the man who oversees the Canadian media market for the company.
Canadian dollar slightly higher amid weaker oil prices, eurozone worries
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar was slightly higher against the U.S. currency Wednesday amid mixed commodity prices while traders kept a wary eye on the eurozone debt crisis.
US retail sales fell 0.2 per cent in May, but weakness came from drop in gas prices
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail sales declined in April and May, pulled down by a sharp drop in gas prices. But even after excluding volatile gas sales, consumers increased their spending only modestly.
Two boats collide in pre-dawn incident in English Bay, off Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 14-metre pleasure boat has collided with a moored sailboat in Vancouver’s English Bay and one of the vessels is taking on water.
Cheaper gas pushes down measure of US wholesale prices by 1 per cent, most in nearly 3 years
WASHINGTON – A steep drop in gasoline costs drove down a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in May by the most since July 2009. But outside the food and energy categories, prices increased moderately.
Stocks head for lower open, buyers discouraged by worsening eurozone debt crisis
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market headed for a negative open Wednesday with buyers inclined to do little on concerns about the worsening eurozone debt crisis and ahead of Greek elections Sunday.
Dollarama profit rises to $42.6 million in first quarter, beats analyst estimates
MONTREAL – Discount retailer Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) says its first-quarter profit rose to $42.6 million, a 40 per cent increase that was better than expected.
Home prices fell 2% in Q1, but Canada continues to outshine global market:Scotia
TORONTO – Canadian housing market conditions have cooled slightly, with prices down nearly two per cent in the first-quarter, but the country continues to outperform other developed nations, according to a new Scotiabank real estate report.