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Teck Resources Q2 profit surges on lower COVID costs and strong revenue boost
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. missed expectations despite posting much stronger second-quarter results, with revenues more than doubling amid improving market conditions. The Vancouver-based mining ...
Jul 27, 2021
Explosion at chemical complex in German city of Leverkusen
BERLIN (AP) - An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air. Germany's Federal Office for Ci...
Jul 27, 2021
Andreescu learning from 2021 disappointment, hoping to bounce back on hardcourt
Bianca Andreescu got so used to winning in 2019 she almost forgot what it felt like to lose. The 21-year-old Canadian tennis star has been relearning to deal with disappointment on the court this seas...
Jul 27, 2021
Fix needed for issue behind Cyclone crash, Barton sentencing: In The News for July 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 27, 2021
Tokyo hits record 2,848 virus cases days after Games begin
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, exceeding the earlier...
Jul 27, 2021
Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts
EDMONTON - Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor s...
Jul 27, 2021
Alberta judge to sentence trucker found guilty in the death of a woman in hotel room
EDMONTON - An Ontario trucker found guilty for killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is to learn his sentence today. Bradley Barton was convicted in February in the manslaughter of C...
Jul 27, 2021
Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed 'forthwith': experts
HALIFAX - The software issue identified as a cause of last year's naval helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts on the interplay ...
Jul 27, 2021
Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses
OTTAWA - The head of a federal infrastructure financing agency says he has seen a shift in the types of transit projects cities want to build as they opt for zero-emission buses in lieu of large-scale...
Jul 27, 2021
Guilty verdict in first trial under Hong Kong security law
HONG KONG (AP) - The first person to be tried under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism on Tuesday. The Hong Kong High Court handed down the verdi...
Jul 27, 2021
