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Markets continue recovery from mid-week selloff as S&P 500 notches new all-time high
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index gained 1.6 per cent on Thursday, led by strong gains in the energy sector, while U.S. markets also rose, with the S&P 500 notching a new all-time high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 333.29 points at 21,222.69. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 348.85 ... Read More »
In a first, Oscar-nominated short ‘The Last Repair Shop’ to air on broadcast television
The Oscar-nominated documentary short “The Last Repair Shop” is coming to broadcast television this weekend. The 40-minute film will air Saturday on ABC owned television stations and select affiliates, the studios announced Thursday. It’s also currently available to stream on Hulu and Disney+. From co-directors Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, “The Last Repair Shop” is ... Read More »
Canadian pitcher Soroka looking to prove himself in his first season with White Sox
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Mike Soroka looks around the Chicago White Sox spring training clubhouse and sees a lot of players in a similar position to himself: people looking to prove something. “There’s a lot of guys in this clubhouse that are fighting for careers,” Soroka said Thursday. “I think there’s a lot of guys that ... Read More »
Senegal court rules government’s postponement of Feb. 25 presidential vote was illegal
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s top election authority on Thursday voided the government’s postponement of a presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25 and its rescheduling for December, ruling that the moves were unconstitutional. Senegal’s Constitutional Council cancelled the decree signed by President Macky Sall that postponed the election, according to a judgement approved by seven ... Read More »
Microsoft is making 4 exclusive Xbox video games available to rival consoles
NEW YORK (AP) – Several exclusive Xbox games will be soon making their way to rival consoles, the video gaming brand and its parent company, Microsoft, announced Thursday. In a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that four Xbox games will no longer be exclusive. That means players ... Read More »
Q&A: Vince Staples redirects offbeat impulses from familiar territory of rap to new Netflix series
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Although Vince Staples has been in the limelight for more than a decade, he still thinks fame is a weird thing. And while the Southern California rapper isn’t necessarily concerned with “making the best thing” or reaping critical praise, he’s willing to endure the publicity machine if it means he can ... Read More »
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted late Thursday in favor of the bill drafted by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government. Another 76 rejected the reform while two ... Read More »
Two women killed, one seriously injured in stabbing attack west of Montreal
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. – Quebec provincial police say two women were killed and another was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in a condo tower west of Montreal. Sgt. Catherine Bernard says a 44-year-old man was arrested at the scene today in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., and is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Bernard says the suspect was ... Read More »
‘Deep concerns’: Legal experts criticize Alberta’s plans for transgender youth
CALGARY – Thirty-six law professors, legal researchers and other staff from Alberta’s two largest universities are asking the province to reconsider policy changes affecting transgender youth. The open letter, sent Thursday, was signed by staff at the University of Alberta and University of Calgary law schools. “We have come together to express our deep concerns ... Read More »
Blackhawks star Bedard back after missing almost six weeks with broken jaw
Chicago Blackhawks star rookie Connor Bedard has been cleared to return to action after missing almost six weeks with a broken jaw. The Blackhawks announced Bedard’s return to the roster before hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The 18-year-old forward from North Vancouver, B.C., sustained the broken jaw in a 4-2 loss at New Jersey ... Read More »
Fani Willis takes the witness stand to fight an effort to disqualify her from Trump’s election case
ATLANTA (AP) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, angrily pushing back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor. In an extraordinary moment in a hearing that could ... Read More »
