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Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nunavut’s bid to toss out school language case
OTTAWA — A lawsuit over the right to Inuit language instruction in the Nunavut public school system is a step closer to being ...
Authorities looking at whether kitchen job played role in ’Devil in the Ozarks’ prison escape
Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a job in the prison kitchen played a role in the escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” ...
Canada Post puts forward ‘final offers’ to union, posts $1.3B loss for 2024
Included in its latest proposal are an end to compulsory overtime, signing bonuses of $1,000 for urban employees and $500 for ...
Carney ’welcomes’ U.S. court ruling striking down U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he welcomes the decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade to strike down President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs on most countries. Carney says ...
‘Black-mandated’ homeless shelter on way, City Hall confirms
A city document says shelter services is developing “at least one Black-mandated shelter” by 2033. That document – a set of ...
Ford recalls vehicles in Canada and U.S. over software glitch affecting rearview camera
WASHINGTON — Ford is recalling more than a million vehicles due to a software issue that can cause the rearview camera to malfunction, increasing the chance of an accident, government auto regulators ...
Stocks climb after a court blocks many of Trump’s tariffs, as Nvidia leads tech stocks higher again
In stock markets abroad, Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% to help lead Asian markets higher. In South Korea, which like Japan relies heavily on exports to the United States, the Kospi also rallied 1.9%.
Man missing after glacier collapse buries Swiss Alpine village
GENEVA — A 64-year-old man remained missing Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.
New COVID-19 variant may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says
COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health ...
U.S. to revoke Chinese student visas in escalating crackdown
The U.S. plans to start “aggressively” revoking visas for Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, escalating the Trump administration’s push for greater scrutiny of foreigners attending ...
Evil South African mom who sold girl, 6, sentenced to life in prison
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend ...
RBC misses estimates as bank prepares for souring loans
Royal Bank acquired HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canadian assets in early 2024, and that’s expected to generate about $740 million in annual cost savings by early next year. The combination of the two firms is ...