March 28th, 2024

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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close after an inflation update

NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street drifted to a mixed close after an inflation report forced some investors to push back forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver long-sought cuts to interest rates. The S&P 500 ended down 0.1% Thursday after swinging up and down a few times through the day. The Dow edged ... Read More »


‘I hope her face haunts you’: Sentencing for man convicted in child’s beating death

CALGARY – There were sobs and tears in a Calgary courtroom Thursday at the sentencing hearing for a man convicted in the beating death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter. Ivy Wick was injured on Sept. 27, 2017, and she died in hospital of head and brain injuries eight days later. An autopsy revealed she suffered ... Read More »


Top Flair Airlines investor says new lawsuit over plane payments ‘premature at best’

A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is “premature at best.” Miami-based 777 Partners, which owns one-quarter of Flair, confirmed that three lessors of aircraft that were repossessed from the budget carrier last spring filed their claim in London, U.K. in December ... Read More »


Keanu Reeves to build on his BRZRKR comic book universe with debut novel

Keanu Reeves has set down his guns and picked up a pen as co-author of his debut novel. The “John Wick” action star announced he will expand the universe of his BRZRKR comic book series with “The Book of Elsewhere,” written with U.K. author China Miéville. The novel builds on the story of Berzerker, a ... Read More »


Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis

NEW YORK (AP) – Television viewers were more interested in watching a Donald Trump town hall than the first head-to-head debate between Republican challengers Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. The live town hall, which aired on Fox News Channel in prime time on Wednesday, was watched by 4.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. The ... Read More »


Canadian producer Susan Coyne on her ‘unreal’ Emmy nom for ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’

Toronto-based producer Susan Coyne says she always knew “Daisy Jones & the Six,” the show she worked on, would get an Emmy nod, but she never thought she’d receive one herself. “It’s a little unreal,” says Coyne, part of the production team nominated in the best limited series category set to be awarded Monday. “I’ve ... Read More »


Montreal man ordered to appear on charge of inciting hatred: RCMP probe

MONTREAL – The RCMP say a Montreal man is facing a charge of inciting hatred in connection with antisemitic comments posted to social media. Police say Houssem Hammami, 37, of Montreal will appear at the city’s courthouse at the end of the month. The RCMP said today on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, ... Read More »


First Nations, advocates criticize approval of nuclear-waste site near Ottawa River

Several First Nations and environment advocates are criticizing a decision by Canada’s nuclear regulator to greenlight a proposed nuclear waste site near the Ottawa River. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has, following an environmental assessment, authorized construction of a waste facility on the site of the Crown-owned Chalk River Laboratories, which tests nuclear technology in ... Read More »


Beterbiev, Smith ready to box in championship bout months in the making

QUEBEC – After three weeks of training in the Russian mountains, boxing champion Artur Beterbiev is back in Canada and ready for a fight that’s been months in the making. Beterbiev will look to defend his WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight championship belts Saturday when he faces Britain’s Callum Smith, the WBC’s No. 1 ... Read More »


Quebec Gémeaux screen awards to revive separate acting categories for men and women

MONTREAL – Canada’s top award for French-language television is bringing back separate divisions for male and female actors, one year after introducing gender-neutral categories. The Gémeaux awards abolished gendered categories for their 2023 edition, presenting single prizes for performances in leading and supporting roles. The Quebec section of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television ... Read More »