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UK competition watchdog investigates Apple's App Store
LONDON - U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority...
Mar 04, 2021
How many teachers have had COVID-19 but didn't know it? Researchers want to find out
OTTAWA - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in Cana...
Mar 04, 2021
Major League Baseball to hold first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball will hold its first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, adding Gehrig to Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente on the short list of players honoured throughout the big leagues. E...
Mar 04, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to review decision to order new trial in murder case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a decision to order a new trial for an Alberta man convicted of murder. Russell Steven Tessier was charged with first-degree murder in 2015, eight year...
Mar 04, 2021
Police request 60-day extension of Guard at US Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Capitol for another two months, The Associated Press has learned. Defence off...
Mar 04, 2021
Famed Madrid flamenco venue closes amid virus restrictions
MADRID - Artists at one of Madrid's best-known flamenco bars put on a final outdoor show Thursday, marking its closure after 140 years because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that have shuttered ent...
Mar 04, 2021
Unifor's Dias says Air Canada pledging passenger refunds as aid negotiations drag on
OTTAWA - Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada is promising to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dias says the airline has made the commitment repeatedl...
Mar 04, 2021
US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs despite a drop in confirmed viral infections ...
Mar 04, 2021
Clooney, 'Billie Holiday' among AARP movie award honorees
"The United States vs. Billie Holiday," "Minari," "Da 5 Bloods" and "One Night in Miami" are among the films AARP is honouring at its annual Movies for Grownups Awards, the non-profit organization sai...
Mar 04, 2021
US fourth quarter productivity revised to a decline of 4.2%
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity fell at an annual rate of 4.2% in the fourth quarter, a sharp decline but not as large as first estimated. That revised figure released by the Labor Department Thursday ...
Mar 04, 2021