The Hudson Bay Company – Canada’s oldest corporation – will sell its brand to another iconic national retailer, Canadian Tire. The department store chain, which has applied for creditor protection, will sell its intellectual property for C$30m ($21.5m, £16.2m). The […]
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Robin Levinson King BBC News Reuters The jockey who won the Kentucky Derby has been fined and suspended for using the riding crop too much during the race. Jockey Junior Alvarado struck Sovereignty, the three-year-old colt that won the crown,
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Robin Levinson King BBC News Getty Images White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus US President Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the principle that a person should
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A pair of ruby red slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz is set to be auctioned off Saturday. The iconic sequinned pumps were once stolen from a Minnesota museum. But now they
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Getty Images It’s one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year, but for many Canadians, this year’s Black Friday deals may not arrive before Christmas – and that could be a death knell for already hard-hit small businesses. Two
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Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture, completing his cabinet roster. He made the announcement Saturday late afternoon, tapping the head of Maga-backed think tank the America First Policy Institute for the job. “As our
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Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing Father Christmas with a seasonally-timed tax break amid growing frustrations about Canada’s cost of living. The prime minister announced Thursday a two-month limited-time break on sales tax on a set list
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Boeing has offered striking machinists a 35% pay rise over four years in a new contract proposal they hope will end a month-long strike. About 33,000 unionised workers, mostly in Seattle, will vote on Wednesday whether to accept the offer
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Innocence Project / Ilana Panich-Linsman Robert Roberson’s case is the latest in a string of high-profile death row cases that have received public attention in recent weeks For more than 20 years, Robert Roberson has been awaiting an execution for
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