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Oh, what a birthday week for Dr. Seuss books
NEW YORK - Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss. More than 1.2 million copies of stories by the late children's author sold in the first week of March - more than quadruple from the week bef...
Mar 11, 2021
Portable, rapid-testing units grease wheels in Calgary curling bubble, Canadian sport
CALGARY - The men curling in the Canadian championship don't much care there's a small, silver box processing their nasal and throat swabs in a matter of hours, but the result it produces matters deep...
Mar 11, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada to review mandatory minimum penalties for armed robbery
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest deci...
Mar 11, 2021
NDP to vote against changes to bill on medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote against an amended bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying.The vote on Bill C-7, expected in the House of Commons today,...
Mar 11, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group, of which Canada is a member, is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimul...
Mar 11, 2021
Canada's Janine Beckie, Man City move on in Women's Champions League play
FLORENCE, Italy - Canadian Janine Beckie and Manchester City advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League with a 5-0 win Thursday at Fiorentina. Beckie, who has won 70 caps for C...
Mar 11, 2021
BMW remained profitable in 2020 with strong second half
FRANKFURT - German luxury automaker BMW says net profit fell 23% last year to 3.86 billion euros ($4.62 billion) as the pandemic shuttered factories in the first part of the year. The maker of the X5 ...
Mar 11, 2021
Lagging US, Europe speeds up help for virus-hit economy
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank said it would step up its bond-purchase stimulus to support an economy whose recovery is expected to lag a year behind the rebound in the U.S., held back by slow ...
Mar 11, 2021
Chinese media report says Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor to face first trial 'soon'
OTTAWA - A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will "soon" receive their first trial after more than two years in detention. But a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada says C...
Mar 11, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is using a white rose in the House of Commons to remember those who have...
Mar 11, 2021