Snow-clearing efforts were underway Tuesday morning as Nova Scotia experienced another bout of heavy snow mixed with precipitation. According to the Halifax Regional Municipality, crews are focused on clearing main roads and sidewalks and ask people to avoid non-essential travel to assist in that effort. On Monday, Environment Canada issued a yellow-level winter storm warning […]
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“After the divorce was finalized, he and his partner moved out of state to a place where there would be no child-support enforcement.”
“I’ve owned my own company for the last 15 years. It’s worth $8.5 million.”
Software stocks have sunk. Defensive names, including consumer-staples stocks like Walmart and Costco, have rallied. Yet, despite all of the chaotic moves seen in the U.S. equity market over the past few months, the S&P 500 has remained remarkably steady.
ATLANTA (AP) — A rare outbreak of infant botulism that sickened dozens of babies who drank recalled ByHeart formula is over, with no new cases reported since mid-December, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. In all, 48 babies were sickened since 2023. That’s actually down from the previous case count, because […]
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to give a speech in Toronto today laying out his views on Canada’s relationship with the United States. Poilievre has been broadly criticized for failing to talk enough about U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats during last spring’s election campaign. He has said repeatedly […]
A children’s hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park. Now, the Grammy-winning country music superstar is lending her name to a new cause: advancing pediatric health care in her home state. The East […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 200 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the industrial and energy sectors, while U.S. stock markets put in a mixed showing. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 193.51 points at 34,320.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 37.10 points at […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to sever a small Swiss bank from access to the U.S. financial system for its alleged support for Iranian and Russian actors, as U.S. and Iranian officials hold indirect talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a federal regulation Thursday that, […]