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US services sector slows slightly in April after record high
WASHINGTON - Activity in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, slowed slightly in April after hitting an all-time high in March. The Institute for Supply Management said its monthly sur...
May 05, 2021
EU plans tightening foreign investment, with eye on China
BRUSSELS - The European Union is planning to tighten rules on foreign investment in its 27 members and boost production autonomy for sensitive strategic goods, two measures bound to hit China - amid a...
May 05, 2021
Federal budget 'overstates' economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal Liberals' budget overestimates how much of an impact its stimulus measures will have on Canada's economy. The budget last month outlined what t...
May 05, 2021
N.S. mass shooter's spouse pleads not guilty to unlawfully supplying him ammunition
HALIFAX - The common law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April 2020 in Nova Scotia is pleading not guilty to charges she illegally provided him ammunition. Lisa Banfield, 52, is...
May 05, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays returning to Buffalo for second year in a row
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games in Buffalo, N.Y., for the second year in a row because of COVID-19 restrictions.The Blue Jays say they will call Sahlen Field home starting June 1....
May 05, 2021
Pfizer vaccine approved for kids 12 to 15 years old
Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12.The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.A trial of more than 2,200 you...
May 05, 2021
Report finds climate change rarely a part of Atlantic Canada's fisheries management
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report shows climate change is rarely factored into management decisions made for fisheries in Atlantic Canada and the eastern Arctic. Daniel Boyce, a research associate with ...
May 05, 2021
Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook - for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was...
May 05, 2021
Man pleads guilty after unleashing aggressive dog, threatening to kill police
NANAIMO - A confrontation at Departure Bay beach escalated into a police chase and high-risk takedown of a man who repeatedly threatened to kill multiple RCMP officers.Matthew Douglas Janzen, 35, was ...
May 05, 2021
India's foreign minister out of G-7 meeting over COVID risk
LONDON - India's foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Diplomats from the G-7 group of...
May 05, 2021