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US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge
WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by i...
Jun 26, 2020
Synagogue shooter struggled with gun, fled with 50 bullets
SAN DIEGO - After a 19-year-old gunman fired at least eight rounds into a California synagogue, he stopped to fumble with his semiautomatic rifle and then fled with 50 unused bullets, prosecutors said...
May 02, 2019
Minister tight-lipped on whether it's looking at new regulator to fight online harms
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani is keeping tight-lipped about whether the federal government is considering a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for protecting users from...
Dec 01, 2023
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in ...
Oct 01, 2024
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
Pornhub policies reveal legal gaps and lack of enforcement around exploitive videos
OTTAWA - Serena Fleites was in seventh grade when a sexually explicit video of her was uploaded to Pornhub. The fallout from that fateful post - made without her knowledge after a boyfriend demanded s...
Feb 28, 2021
Alouettes continue to struggle at home, Redblacks come out of Montreal with win
MONTREAL — Alouettes coach Jim Popp was at a loss for words when describing the late interception that eventually cost Montreal the football game. Montreal lost 19-14 against the Ottawa Redblack...
Sep 02, 2016
Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's...
Sep 20, 2024
Justice officials testing waters for sentencing reform promised by Liberals
OTTAWA - The Justice Department wants to know what Canadians think of changing some of the former Conservative government’s controversial tough-on-crime sentencing legacy - including mandatory m...
Aug 17, 2017