S&P/TSX composite up 250 points in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was up 250 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed....
China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
GENEVA (AP) — China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the U.N. intellectual property agency said Wednesday,...
Daikin, Amana and Goodman heat pumps recalled due to excessive heat exposure risk
Health Canada says thousands of heat pumps sold in the country are being recalled over a risk of excessive heat exposure. The recall includes multiple models...
Wave of summer travel expected over July Fourth holiday as hot inflation loosens grip
NEW YORK (AP) — Travel activity is expected to heat up to record levels around the Independence Day holiday as consumers take advantage of cooler prices...
One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once a year, law professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory usually brings celebrities like Steve Harvey, Ludacris and Rick Ross into her Georgia State...
EU commission approves Lufthansa purchase of long-troubled Italian airline ITA, with conditions
MILAN (AP) — The European Commission on Wednesday approved Lufthansa’s takeover of Italian airline ITA with conditions to protect competition in a deal that Italy’s finance...
Open on July 4th: Retailers and airlines. Closed: Government, banks, stock market
NEW YORK (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence...
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests...
US filings for jobless claims inch up modestly, but continuing claims rise for ninth straight week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week and remain historically low, however the total number of people collecting...
Et tu, crouton? Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, turns 100
Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his...