By Damian J. Troise The Associated Press NEW YORK — Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart took steps Wednesday to restrict gun sales, adding two retail heavyweights to the growing rift between corporate America and the gun lobby. Dick’s said it will immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s not the alcohol playing tricks on your eyes: The striding figure on some bottles of Johnnie Walker scotch will be Jane Walker. Liquor maker Diageo says it plans to roll out bottles next month for a limited run. Diageo says it’s the first […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Dick’s Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles and high capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21 years old. The announcement Wednesday comes two weeks after the school massacre in Parkland, […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — The Canada Revenue Agency says it executed three search warrants Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation related to the so-called Panama Papers data leak. The CRA says in a statement that about 30 of its criminal investigators, as well as RCMP and West Vancouver […]
By Fay Abuelgasim The Associated Press FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The waters of the Persian Gulf have long been home to pearl oysters, providing a valuable mainstay to Arab tribes that subsisted off its trade before the discovery of oil pumped new life into the Arabian Peninsula. Now, off […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — Lexus is the most dependable vehicle brand for the seventh consecutive year in J.D. Power’s annual survey. Porsche, Buick, Infiniti and Kia round out the top five brands in the survey. The worst performers were Chrysler, Land Rover, Fiat, Jeep and Cadillac. The survey measures […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Three Canadian solar panel manufacturers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the 30 per cent tariff it set on solar cell imports last month. Ontario-based Silfab Solar Inc., Heliene Inc., and Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., along with U.S.-based distributor Canadian Solar (USA) […]
By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brings what some call his “maple charm offensive” to San Francisco on Thursday with a dual agenda: Pitch Canada as a destination for American tech firms amid increasing unease over U.S. immigration policy and remind California […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send […]
By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France — A record 28 French restaurants were honoured with the gastronomic world’s most coveted prize Monday: a three-star rating in the Michelin Red Guide. The unveiling of the industry’s most closely guarded secret near Paris came amid great fanfare for French food […]
By Pan Pylas And Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press LONDON — Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. The selling, which gathered pace […]
The Associated PressMae Anderson NEW YORK–This year’s Super Bowl ads ran the gamut from tame humour to . . . tame messages about social causes. After a divisive year, advertisers during the “Big Game” worked overtime to win over audiences with messages that entertained and strove not to offend. The […]
