The Associated Press LONDON–Codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing has been chosen as the face of Britain’s new 50 pound note, the Bank of England announced today. Governor Mark Carney said Turing, who did ground-breaking work on computers and artificial intelligence, was “a giant on whose shoulders so many now […]
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The Canadian PressDan Healing CALGARY–Canada’s largest oil producers are calling on the Alberta government to reward companies that commit to adding crude-by-rail capacity by easing their oil curtailment levels. The proposal would allow crude oil export capacity to increase at the same time that barrels are being produced to fill […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — Canada’s largest oil producers are calling on the Alberta government to reward companies that commit to adding crude-by-rail capacity by easing their oil curtailment levels. The proposal would allow crude oil export capacity to increase at the same time that barrels are […]
By Michael Krumholtz The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The Beetle is dead. Long live the Beetle. The modern edition of the iconic Volkswagen model is set to cease production Wednesday, but people in Cuautepec on the outskirts of Mexico City still rely on the original no-frills version, praising it […]
The Associated PressAndrew Soergel CHICAGO–Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce. Experts say illness, injury, layoffs and caregiving responsibilities often force older workers to leave their jobs […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money–and the more cash, the better. That’s the surprising conclusion from researchers who planted more than 17,000 “lost wallets” across 355 cities in 40 countries, and kept track of how often somebody contacted […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s economy delivered its strongest six-month stretch of job creation to start a year since 2002, even though June’s employment numbers came in flat. Over the first half of the year, the country added 248,000 new positions, almost all of which were full time, new Statistics Canada […]
The Associated PressAleksandar Furtula AMSTERDAM — Researchers and restorers at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum launched a months-long project today, using high-tech imaging technology to throw new light on Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic “Night Watch.” Working in a specially designed glass chamber, researchers at the museum are undertaking a painstaking examination and restoration […]
By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s economy delivered its strongest six-month stretch of job creation to start a year since 2002, even though June’s employment numbers came in flat. Over the first half of the year, the country added 248,000 new positions, almost all of which were […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Chunks of meat from the first whales caught since Japan resumed commercial whaling this week fetched “celebration prices” at auction Thursday. The fresh meat sold for up to 15,000 yen ($140) per kilogram (2.2 pounds), several times higher than the prices paid […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — Canadian National Railway says it is on track to move record quantities of western Canadian grain after a strong June, and Canadian Pacific Railway says it’s moved more grain this year as well. CN Rail says it transported more than 2.3 million tonnes of grain […]
By Haruka Nuga The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s trade minister says the kimono belongs to Japan not to Kim Kardashian West’s shapewear brand. West announced the line, Kimono Solutionwear, last week. But some Japanese critics on social media said the name, which the reality TV star, makeup mogul and […]
