A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve to be held accountable. The city of Huntington and surrounding Cabell County sued the nation’s three largest…
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced anxiety Thursday about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, after a closely-monitored study of infections in England found it becoming more prevalent — just ahead of the next big easing of lockdown restrictions.“It is a variant of concern, we…
May 141913 — Washington’s Walter Johnson gave up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. The Senators won 10-5.1914 — Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox pitched nine innings of no-hit ball against the Washington Senators, but lost 1-0 after giving up…
NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) — An explosion that killed three Chicago men last week near a state park in northern Illinois may have been connected to a nearby bridge demolition project, an attorney for their relatives said.Brothers Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, and Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, and their nephew Guillermo Rivera Tejada, 26, were found…
Then-Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks in Ottawa, on Aug. 17, 2020. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been cleared in the Ethics Commissioner’s investigation into the WE Charity controversy, but his former finance minister, Bill Morneau, was found in breach of the Conflict of Interest Act. Commissioner Mario Dion released two reports…
Rep. Liz Cheney speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, on May 12, 2021. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Associated Press For pro-Trump Republicans, removing Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was relatively easy. Booting her from office will be another matter. The rush to punish Cheney for her criticism of former President Donald Trump and…
A Palestinian man walks past the remains of a tower building which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City, on May 13, 2021. SUHAIB SALEM/Reuters Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel’s commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in Gaza and massed tanks and troops on the…
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a news conference in Edmonton, on March 20, 2020. JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership. Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, in a letter posted on Facebook in the pre-dawn hours…
A Canadian Tire store in Toronto. The retailer reported quarterly results Thursday. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Sales have continued to surge at Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. , as demand for outdoor gear, backyard items and home improvement products remains high. The Toronto-based retailer beat analysts’ estimates for its first-quarter results on Thursday, reporting revenue growth…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed dangerous failings on the national and international scale, according to an independent review ordered by the World Health Organization. The review found a range of problems, from a slow initial reaction to the coronavirus to “weak links at every point in the chain of preparedness and response.”The coronavirus found a world…
