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Asian shares advance after a retreat on Wall Street
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares mostly advanced on Tuesday after U.S. stocks gave back some of last week’s rally, pressured by rising global bond yields. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to 49,534.36, with financial shares the biggest gainers after the governor of the central bank hinted at […]
Thomson, Weston families’ bid for Hudson’s Bay charter to go uncontested: source
TORONTO — No competing bids for Hudson’s Bay’s royal charter have emerged, paving the way for the Thomson and Weston families to purchase the artifact for $18 million, a source says. The Canadian Press is not naming the source familiar with the auction process because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The charter signed […]
Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
OTTAWA — For some First Nations leaders, the prospect of conflict with provincial and federal governments over plans to send another pipeline to the B.C. coast brings back vivid memories of years past. For many First Nations youth, it’s a whole new call to action. “My ancestors — all the ancestors of every First Nations […]
Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
OTTAWA — For some First Nations leaders, the prospect of conflict with provincial and federal governments over plans to send another pipeline to the B.C. coast brings back vivid memories of years past. For many First Nations youth, it’s a whole new call to action. “My ancestors — all the ancestors of every First Nations […]
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security […]
Police identify Halifax murder victim, say incident not random
Halifax Regional Police have identified the man killed in Halifax on Wednesday. According to police, officers were called just after 11 a.m. to Gottingen Street between Charles and Uniacke to reports of an injured man. The man later died in hospital. Police have now identified the victim as 59-year-old Troy Clayton of Halifax. Few details […]
Russia and the US threatened to resume nuclear testing after several decades. Here is why it matters
VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say these threats from the world’s two largest nuclear powers put pressure on nonproliferation efforts and endanger global peace and security. “Because of other countries’ testing […]
Pope arrives at site of 2020 Beirut port blast site that has become symbol of impunity
BEIRUT (AP) — Pope arrives at site of 2020 Beirut port blast site that has become symbol of impunity. The Associated Press