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April wholesale prices jump 0.6%, led by higher food costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wholesale prices rose a higher-than-expected 0.6% in April, driven by escalating food costs. It's more evidence that inflation pressures are starting to mount as the country emerges ...
May 13, 2021
US unemployment claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up...
May 13, 2021
Officials: Egypt delegation in Tel Aviv for cease-fire talks
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian delegation is in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli officials as part of efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the escalating conflict with Gaza, Egyptian intelligence officials s...
May 13, 2021
Provinces issued more COVID-19 tickets during second wave: CCLA report
OTTAWA - Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec...
May 13, 2021
Some further insight into mixed vaccine doses and HipTok : In The News for May 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 13, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest into death of Joyce Echaquan begins today
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest is set to begin today in the death of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults by staff while she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Joyce Echaquan, 37, an Atikamek...
May 13, 2021
B.C. money laundering inquiry could have lessons for other provinces: lawyer
Testimony at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering will wrap up Friday, leading to a final report the commission's chief lawyer says could provide broad lessons about the illegal act...
May 13, 2021
Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of gang violence
VANCOUVER - An expert on gangs says the very public nature of a recent series of shootings in Metro Vancouver may be attributed to COVID-19 restrictions, with rivals striking at the first chance they ...
May 13, 2021
Quebec expected to introduce revamp of French-language legislation today
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is expected today to present its long-awaited revamp of its signature piece of language legislation, known as Bill 101.Premier Franois Legault and the minister responsib...
May 13, 2021
Study suggests neonic pesticides harming monarch butterfly eggs
A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...
May 13, 2021