Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 0.9% at $66.4B in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, helped by stronger new car sales.
Joel Embiid signs 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
Joel Embiid has signed a three-year contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers, keeping him with the NBA franchise ...
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s hamstring injury to be assessed
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has a nagging hamstring injury and could miss Saturday's game against Bournemouth at Anfield.
Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there over almost a ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that ...
Vouchers ease start-up stress for churches seeing demand for more Christian schools
Florida pastor Melvin Adams knows a few hours of church programming every week is no match for the more than 30 hours ...
Bank of Canada trying to figure out how AI might affect inflation, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says there is a lot of uncertainty around how artificial intelligence could ...
Aurora Cannabis CEO Miguel Martin adds the role of executive chairman
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. says chief executive Miguel Martin is adding the title of executive chairman. The company ...
Thousands turn up at funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Thousands of people turned up for the funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci on ...
Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday
Washington is getting a new tourist stop that offers visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office: an identical replica of President Joe Biden ...
Australian judge rules that a case against alleged Russian spies must be finalized by December
An Australian judge on Friday gave prosecutors until December to finalize their case alleging that an army private and her husband are Russian spies.
Hezbollah hits northern Israel with 140 rockets
Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, ...