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Execution drug challenge survives, but Arkansas lacks doses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A medical supply company’s challenge to Arkansas’ three-drug execution protocol remains…
John Quinn, a founding editor at USA Today, dies at age 91
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – A founding editor at USA Today has died in Rhode Island…
American Airlines will end partnerships with Qatar, Etihad
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines is dropping partnerships with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways,…
UK unemployment rate falls to 42-year low but wages subdued
LONDON – Household incomes in Britain are being squeezed even though unemployment has fallen to…
Building where Sanders’ wife was college president is sold
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Vermont building that housed a now-defunct college where U.S. Sen. Bernie…
Trump says he’ll be ‘angry’ if Senate health care bill flops
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be “very angry” if the Senate…
US weekly requests for jobless aid fall to 247,000
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week, as the number of people…
WestJet CEO ramps up anti-union campaign as more join push to organize workers
CALGARY – The head of WestJet has stepped up his fight against the growing push…
B.C. Real Estate Association says June sales still far above 10-year-average
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Real Estate Association says June home sales fell short of…
Champion gets US$180 million loan to reopen Quebec’s Bloom Lake iron mine
MONTREAL – Efforts to restart the idled Bloom Lake iron ore mine got a boost…
US charging 412 in health fraud schemes worth $1.3 billion
WASHINGTON – More than 400 people have been charged with taking part in health care…
Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose joins TransAlta board
CALGARY – TransAlta Corp. (TSX:TA) is appointing former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose to the…
Canadian dollar climbs modestly as mining stocks weigh on Toronto stock index
Toronto’s main stock index was relatively flat Thursday as the Canadian dollar climbed modestly following…
Steel tariffs, softwood high on agenda as Trudeau heads to American governors gathering
OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to tax steel imports again less than…
US factory output rebounded 0.2 per cent in June
WASHINGTON – U.S. factory output rebounded in June as manufacturers churned out more cars, appliances…
Chronicle of a collapse: How Sino-Forest fell from stock market darling to ruin
TORONTO – The roots of the Sino-Forest saga stretch back more than 20 years. Formed…
Lockout reduces service at OLG Slots at Woodbine Racetrack
TORONTO – About 400 workers at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. facility at the…
DavidsTea co-founder targeting healthy eating market with salad restaurant venture
The man behind DavidsTea, a chain that sought to make tea as ubiquitous as a…
Tembec’s largest shareholder opposes takeover by Rayonier Advanced Materials
MONTREAL – Tembec’s largest shareholder says it will vote against the sale of the forestry…
Canada Bread Co. closing Calgary bakery in September, 63 jobs to be lost
CALGARY – Canada Bread Co. says it plans to shut down its Calgary bakery in…
A by-the-numbers look at extended EI benefits to hard-hit economic regions
OTTAWA – Last year’s federal budget unveiled a program to help eligible workers in 12…
Dominion Diamond to be taken over by Washington Cos. in US$1.2B agreement
CALGARY – The Washington Companies has won over the board of Dominion Diamond Corp., one…
No Trump slump in tourism but there could be a Trump bump
NEW YORK – Last winter, the U.S. tourism industry fretted that Trump administration policies might…
Ashley Madison reaches US$11.2M deal in American lawsuits over data security
The Toronto-based parent company of the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison says it has reached…