The Canadian Press CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada set another record in June, rising to 204,558 barrels per day. That’s up almost three per cent from 198,800 in May and 86 per cent from 109,500 in June 2017. In a report Wednesday, analysts at […]
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By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — A version of Alexa won’t tell kids where babies come from or spill the beans about Santa. It also won’t explain some things kids might have heard on the news ‚Äî like what Stormy Daniels does for a living. Amazon updated […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Carol Francey waxes nostalgic when she thinks back to the first time she tried pot. The year was 1966, the place was Toronto’s hippie-packed Yorkville neighbourhood, and she was 17-and-a-half-years-old. The Victoria resident has been using pot ever since, she says some […]
By Frank Jordans The Associated Press BERLIN — Whichever way the wind blows, a new satellite launched Wednesday will be watching it. The Aeolus satellite will be the first to directly measure wind speeds and directions all over the globe, allowing scientists to improve worldwide weather forecasts. “This has not […]
By Dave Collins The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — The leader of the world’s largest Roman Catholic fraternal group is condemning clergy sex abuse and calling for reforms in the church, including a renewed commitment to celibacy by priests. Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the New Haven, Connecticut-based Knights of […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests are citing the church’s unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their cause, while acknowledging the high unlikelihood of achieving their goal anytime soon. Even with extensive grassroots support for letting women […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — George Clooney can raise a glass, even if he’s not starring in any hit movies. The 57-year-old tops the 2018 Forbes’ list of highest-paid actors with $239 million in pretax earnings. Forbes credits up to $1 billion that a British conglomerate said it would […]
By Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Thursday it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice. Janina von Spalding, spokeswoman for the world’s biggest shipping company, said the new […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A new study finds that fireflies flash not just for survival, not just sex. Scientists already know that lightning bugs used their signature blinking glow to find a mate, but they suspected something else was going on. Boise State University researchers found […]
