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Liberals vow wage-subsidy extension to 2021, revamp of EI system in throne speech
OTTAWA - The Liberals are reversing course on a decision to wind down a federal wage subsidy, vowing in their throne speech to extend the program for businesses harmed by COVID-19 into next year. Over...
Sep 23, 2020
Fendi kicks off hybrid Milan Fashion Week with optimism
MILAN - The Italian fashion industry is moving to inject optimism into luxury's dismal year, staging 23 live runway shows and 37 presentations during a hybrid live-digital Milan Fashion Week that aims...
Sep 23, 2020
Liberal effort to reset policy agenda panned by rivals as too much talk, not action
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their "ambitious ...
Sep 22, 2020
US homes sales rise 2.4% in August
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown in the spring brought on by the coronavirus o...
Sep 22, 2020
Another record low in viewership for 'Pandemmys'
NEW YORK - The novelty of television stars getting Emmy Awards delivered to their homes wasn't enough to keep the annual show from slipping further in popularity. The Nielsen company said 6.1 million ...
Sep 22, 2020
Critic of Chinese leader sentenced to 18 years in graft case
BEIJING - The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday on...
Sep 21, 2020
Soaring wealth during pandemic highlights rising inequality
WASHINGTON - Americans' household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet the gains flowed mainly to the most ...
Sep 21, 2020
Central bank head: Europe's recovery uncertain, incomplete
FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank says that the economy is rebounding but that the recovery remains uncertain, incomplete and dependent on containing the virus outbreak. ECB President ...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in US
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his "blessing" to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company...
Sep 19, 2020
Canadian ski resorts wrestle with pandemic-vs.-profit dilemma as COVID-19 persists
CALGARY - Canadian ski resort operators planning for a season that begins in about two months are being forced to balance profits with protecting the health of their guests in view of a COVID-19 pande...
Sep 18, 2020
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