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Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion consumer brands deal
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about 54% of...
Nov 03, 2025 Extra Strength Tylenol is shown in Carmel, Ind., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)
What to know about the 8 hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza began this month, Palestinian militants have so far released the remains of 20 hostages that were held for the past two years. But the proces...
Nov 03, 2025 The Prince Albert Police Service Criminal Investigations Division and Forensic Identification Section continue to investigate the death of a 22-year-old man. (paNOW file photo)
'Exploitative' trucker loophole to addressed in upcoming budget
Finance minister Franois-Philippe Champagne will use Tuesday's federal budget to close a tax loophole critics say is exploiting workers and creating unfair labour practices in the trucking industry. A...
Oct 31, 2025
Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the se...
Oct 31, 2025 People take a break on the front lawn of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Giuffre family welcomes Andrew's fall from royal status but wants more action
LONDON (AP) - British politicians, the public and the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre praised King Charles III's decision to strip his brother Andrew of his princely title and spacious home, a bani...
Oct 31, 2025 Britain's Prince Andrew, left, and Britain's King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)
Canada's economy shrank 0.3% in August, weak growth expected in Q3: StatCan
Real gross domestic product declined 0.3 per cent in August and early signs suggest the economy barely managed any growth in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said Friday. Goods-producing industrie...
Oct 31, 2025 A shopper pushes a shopping carts as they leave a Real Canadian Superstore in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A solid gold toilet is up for auction with a $10 million starting price
LONDON (AP) - For sale: The world's most valuable toilet, a lavatory literally worth its weight in gold. Sotheby's announced Friday that it will auction off the solid gold cistern, a sculpture by Ital...
Oct 31, 2025
City, fans gearing up for possible Blue Jays World Series win in Toronto tonight
The City of Toronto and Blue Jays fans are gearing up for buzzing crowds to fill the streets tonight as the team looks to win the World Series for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Bl...
Oct 31, 2025
King Charles III will evict Prince Andrew from his royal residence and strip his titles, palace says
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence, Buckingham Palace said. Read more: Prince Andrew says he's givi...
Oct 30, 2025 Prince Andrew looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Fans buzzing as Blue Jays look for one more win to claim World Series in Toronto
Fans are buzzing in anticipation as the Toronto Blue Jays aim for just one more win on Friday to bring home a World Series title for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Jays defeated th...
Oct 30, 2025 A Toronto Blue Jays fan cheers ahead of first inning Game 2 World Series playoff MLB baseball action against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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