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Turkish opposition party begins 265-mile ‘march for justice’
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s main opposition party set off on a 425-kilometre (265-mile) march Thursday from…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Teck Resources lowers steelmaking coal price guidance after sales disruption
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.B) says it expects to realize an average price for its…
Probes launched amid grim search for London fire victims
London firefighters combed through a burned-out public housing tower Thursday in a grim search for…
Colleagues, police at loss to find reason for UPS shooting
SAN FRANCISCO – Colleagues and investigators were at a loss Thursday to explain what drove…
Georgia official discounts threat of exposed voter records
ATLANTA – After a researcher notified officials of a major security lapse at the centre…
Restaurant bans tipping, raises prices for better salaries
DOVER, N.H. – A New Hampshire restaurant is banning tips in favour of raising menu…
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a big-money political donor and philanthropist with…
‘Only fair’: McKenna on excluding Saskatchewan, Manitoba from $2B carbon fund
OTTAWA – Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been given until the end of December to sign…
Hiring up in 9 US states, jobless rates at record low in 4
WASHINGTON – Employers added a significant number of jobs in nine states last month, and…
Amazon buying Whole Foods in bold move into brick and mortar
NEW YORK – Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a stunning move that gives it…
Merkel: Pope wants her to fight to save Paris climate deal
VATICAN CITY – German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Pope Francis encouraged her to work to…
Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s decision to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies landed with a…
Grand theft avocado: 3 arrested in $300K California theft
OXNARD, Calif. – Police are calling it grand theft avocado. Three produce company workers have…
Scores of farm workers, activists march on Ben & Jerry’s
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Scores of dairy farm workers and activists marched Saturday to a Ben…
Russia says Trump is using ‘Cold War rhetoric’ on Cuba
MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze a…
German minister sees hope of ‘soft’ Brexit, with conditions
BERLIN – Germany’s foreign minister says there may now be a chance of a “soft”…
New Nova Scotia gold rush: Miners seek riches in tiny flecks of precious metal
MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada – Amid the dull claystone of a tube-shaped…
Canada’s fed-prov finance ministers to start deep dive on marijuana taxation
OTTAWA – As the country’s finance ministers meet in Ottawa, the Trudeau government should expect…
UK: London tower may have used banned siding in renovation
LONDON – The new exterior cladding used in a renovation on London’s Grenfell Tower may…
Italy says G-20 a chance to pressure Trump on climate pact
ROME – Italy’s premier says that world leaders will keep up the pressure on President…
BRICS meeting highlights climate change, trade, terrorism
BEIJING – Climate change, trade and terrorism were high on the agenda Monday at a…
Forecast for food inflation lowered, but meat prices to jump in 2017: report
TORONTO – The researchers behind Canada’s annual food price report say that while they expect…
High court won’t hear appeal over dancing baby video
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal in a long-running copyright dispute over…