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Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. Patric...
Sep 25, 2023
Knowing where your money is going proves crucial to supporting Indigenous businesses
TORONTO - Jaymie Campbell has been running her beading and quilling business for over five years. It's a money-making venture but for her, it is about more than income. "It's so much about cultural re...
Sep 25, 2023
Shopping for something to wear on Orange Shirt Day? Here's what you need to know
Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indi...
Sep 25, 2023
Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per cent stake has signed a deal to buy a sawmill for $6 million. The Vancouver-based forestry company says Vida AB will acquire t...
Sep 25, 2023
Former foreign minister Marc Garneau says Canada, South Korea should form closer ties
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada should seek closer ties with South Korea, arguing the two countries could help each other gain influence in the strategically importan...
Sep 25, 2023
Honda Indy Toronto returns for 2024 IndyCar season
TORONTO - The Honda Indy Toronto will return in 2024. The only IndyCar race in Canada is one of 17 races on the 2024 series schedule. Toronto's Exhibition Place will host the 36th edition of the event...
Sep 25, 2023
'Show us the money!': N.L. premier says open to hydro deal if Quebec pays up
QUEBEC - Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says if Quebec wants a new hydro deal then the province needs to "show us the money!" Andrew Furey made the comments today at the conference of New England...
Sep 25, 2023
Rugby World Cup evokes memories for former Canadian forward Mike Sheppard
TORONTO - The Rugby World Cup has brought back plenty of memories for Mike Sheppard. Like playing the All Blacks at the 2019 tournament in Japan. Only a select few Canadians get to face the haka. Shep...
Sep 25, 2023
Democratic Sen. Menendez says cash found in home was from his personal savings, not bribe proceeds
UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges and the erosion of Democratic support in his home state Monday, saying ...
Sep 25, 2023
CP NewsAlert: NDP says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis
OTTAWA - NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to step down after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. A...
Sep 25, 2023
