US homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs and a strong dollar leave...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of U.S. homes to Chinese, Canadian and other foreign buyers have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong […]
View ArticleMore Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels...
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level that the Federal Reserve has been aiming […]
View ArticleGreen agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive...
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A botanist gently strokes the pollen of endangered wildflowers with a paintbrush as she tries to reenact nature inside a small greenhouse in the shadow of […]
View ArticleFord to produce F-Series pickups at Oakville plant starting in 2026
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Ford Motor Co. says it plans to assemble its F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks at its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant starting in 2026, adding capacity of up […]
View ArticleA year after leukemia diagnosis, golfer Michael Hendry plays at British Open
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Michael Hendry’s par putt at the ninth hole at Royal Troon wasn’t particularly special. The hug from his 9-year-old daughter afterward was, though. The 44-year-old New […]
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African Development Bank said Thursday it had approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet. The 25-year […]
View ArticleMaika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika […]
View ArticleUS agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and […]
View ArticlePatrick Vieira out as coach of Strasbourg on eve of French season
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — France soccer great Patrick Vieira was out as coach of U.S.-owned top-tier club Strasbourg on Thursday just one month before the Ligue 1 season starts. The […]
View ArticleGreenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to...
From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D. research inside greenhouses inspired them to study the heat in the indoor […]
View ArticleLetters, July 19
So, the premiers want the federal government to stay in their lane when it comes to provincial responsibilities like health care, but our premier is enthusiastically offering advice to the feds on...
View ArticleAfrican migrants paid thousands to smuggler: claim
A group of African migrants picked up by RCMP after they were smuggled into Canada this year paid a steep price to cross over from the United States. A recent […]
View ArticleFamiliar funnels
Fans of the 1996 tornado movie Twister will be chuffed to see DOROTHY IV show up in the opening sequence of this storm-chasing sequel. That slightly rusty data-collecting contraption is […]
View ArticleJoy of framing, love of big ideas
You may have heard about the joy of cooking, but when Ted Geddert speaks, he describes a different bliss. “It was for the joy of framing,” he says. “We just […]
View ArticleHazy, lazy, crazy days
THESE are the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” that Nat King Cole sang about in 1963, back when I was a boy. It’s certainly muggy out there — the […]
View ArticleThe critical need to succeed
Saying the right thing at the right time can create, for those doing the listening, a sense of comfort and confidence. It can quiet doubts, allay fears and instill a belief that those encouraging words...
View ArticleTrudeau cabinet showing lack of discipline
A few weeks ago, Immigration Minister Marc Miller gave an interview that suggests something is amiss in Ottawa, and that concerns over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership as a federal election...
View ArticleCalgary cannabis company SNDL to layoff 100
Calgary-based cannabis and liquor retailer SNDL Inc. is laying off more than 100 people in restructuring the company says will produce $20 million in cost savings. Winnipeg-based Delta 9 Cannabis […]
View ArticleTrash fees, free swim and a tardy councillor
Trash fee going up WINNIPEGGERS will pay $9 more in waste diversion fees per single family home next year to support curbside compost collection five years before the service starts. […]
View ArticleWidespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and...
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