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US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength ...
May 6, 2021
Bank of England maintains rates, voices optimism on recovery
LONDON - The Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold and has grown more optimistic about the economic recovery in the U.K. as a result of the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines. In a prepa...
May 6, 2021
Int'l Court sentences Ugandan to 25 years for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Ugandan former child soldier who turned into a brutal rebel commander to 25 years' imprisonment, with judges saying that his o...
May 6, 2021
Federal government to reveal plans for building long-overdue heavy icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to end nearly two years of mystery on Thursday and reveal its plan to build a new, long overdue heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. The announcem...
May 6, 2021
Should Canada mandate sales targets for electric vehicles? Report says 'yes'
OTTAWA - Whether Canada should introduce a national mandate requiring the auto industry to make or sell more zero-emission vehicles is a question facing the Liberal government as it's not on the road ...
May 6, 2021
Canada may find it challenging to reach herd immunity from COVID-19, experts say
Herd immunity may not be reached in Canada but a return to life similar to that before COVID-19 is possible through immunization, experts say. Such immunity is achieved when enough people are immune t...
May 6, 2021
Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail
SYDNEY, Australia - Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault...
May 6, 2021
Teoscar Hernández gets key hit as Blue Jays beat A's 9-4
OAKLAND, Calif. - Teoscar Hernndez hit a tiebreaking RBI single during Toronto's five-run eighth inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Athletics 9-4 on Wednesday night. Hernndez also had an earlier run-s...
May 5, 2021
Jets beat Flames 4-0 to snap seven-game losing streak and clinch playoff spot
CALGARY - The Jets can finally exhale.Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler had two goals each as Winnipeg defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Thursday to snap an ugly seven-game losing streak and clinch a play...
May 5, 2021
Canada loses to Costa Rica but advances at CONCACAF Futsal Championship
GUATEMALA CITY - Canada lost 5-1 to two-time defending champion Costa Rica on Wednesday but still advanced for the first time to the knockout round at the CONCACAF Futsal Championship. Canada (1-1-0) ...
May 5, 2021
