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US productivity increased at 4.6% rate in third quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity increased at a solid 4.6% pace in the July-September quarter, slightly below the initial estimate, while labour costs fell at a slower pace. The third quarter increase i...
Dec 08, 2020
Clooney honoured by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
George Clooney's co-stars, friends and collaborators gathered virtually to share anecdotes and praise his contributions as actor, director, humanitarian and colleague -- not to mention Sexiest Man Ali...
Dec 08, 2020
Christopher Nolan calls Warner's streaming plan ‘a mess’
Christopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.' most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the company's decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theatres in 2021. The "Tenet" filmmaker tol...
Dec 08, 2020
UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players
JERUSALEM - The Emirati businessman who has bought a stake in the controversial Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem said on Tuesday that "the door is open" to adding Arab players to its roster, a ste...
Dec 08, 2020
Tone deaf? Prince William's tour criticized amid pandemic
LONDON - A national train tour by Prince William and his wife Kate has received a frosty welcome from leaders in Wales and Scotland, with one Welsh official saying he would rather "no one was having u...
Dec 08, 2020
Forge FC ready for showdown in Honduras, the latest stop in CONCACAF League adventure
When David Edgar and his Forge FC teammates left Oct. 20 for El Salvador, the first step on their CONCACAF League journey, it was an open-ended itinerary. Two wins and a loss later, the Canadian Premi...
Dec 08, 2020
Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking
BOSTON - Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices - flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate b...
Dec 08, 2020
UK-EU talks near collapse ahead of Johnson Brussels trip
LONDON - Britain and the European Union warned Tuesday that talks on a post-Brexit free-trade deal are teetering on the brink of collapse, with just over three weeks until an economic rupture that wil...
Dec 08, 2020
Food prices rising and Britain rolls out COVID-19 vaccine: In The News for Dec. 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 08, 2020
'Where he belongs:' Bronze tribute to Calgary's wandering turkey in the works
CALGARY - Efforts have begun to immortalize the late Turk Diggler, a wild turkey whose jaunts through several Calgary neighbourhoods delighted many as the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave upended normal...
Dec 08, 2020
