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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved ... Read More »
Ontario to give Toronto up to $97 million for FIFA World Cup
TORONTO – Ontario has conditionally committed to giving Toronto up to $97 million for the city’s FIFA World Cup hosting duties. Toronto is set to host three games in the 2026 World Cup that will also see games in Vancouver in addition to games in both the U.S. and Mexico. Deputy Tourism, Culture and Sport ... Read More »
Ottawa to wait until after next federal election to expand assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is legislating a three-year delay to its its controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying to include those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation Thursday morning that would postpone the change until March 17, 2027, just over six weeks before the ... Read More »
CME warns Ontario manufacturers struggling to fill thousands of job vacancies
TORONTO – Industry group Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters is warning on the rising number of job vacancies in Ontario’s manufacturing sector as positions go unfilled, thousands of new positions are set to be created and a wave of retirements takes hold. CME says Ontario has more than 18,900 vacancies and about 7,000 confirmed new manufacturing ... Read More »
Biden will issue an executive order aimed at Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, according to four people familiar with the matter. A senior administration official, who like the others was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition ... Read More »
Annette Bening named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Annette Bening, a two-time Golden Globe winner who recently received her fifth Oscar nomination, was named Thursday as the 2024 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. Since 1951, it ... Read More »
Boygenius on the 2024 Grammys, ‘The Record,’ the Chicks and the ever-looming question of new music
LOS ANGELES (AP) – At the 2024 Grammy Awards, boygenius – the major label rock band built of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – are up for six awards, tying the likes of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and more. Those include two major categories: record of the year (for ... Read More »
Liberal government delays until 2027 planned expansion of assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is delaying until 2027 its controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying to include those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Health Minister Mark Holland introduced legislation this morning that would delay the change until well after the next federal election, scheduled for 2025. Both Holland and ... Read More »
Biden will issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, according to four people familiar with the matter. A senior administration official, who like the others was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition ... Read More »
Biden will issue executive order targeting Israel settlers who attack Palestinians in West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, according to four people familiar with the matter. A senior administration official, who like the others was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition ... Read More »
Canada Goose roars back to life in Asia, but sales slide everywhere else
TORONTO – Canada Goose Holdings Inc. enjoyed skyrocketing sales in Asia last quarter after China lifted COVID-19 restrictions, even as revenue fell sharply in North America and Europe. The luxury apparel company said purchases in Macao and Hong Kong led the way spurred by tourism from mainland China, where store traffic doubled. Sales in Asia ... Read More »
