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Runners facing shoe shortage due to surging demand, COVID-related supply issues
Running shoes are the latest product to be plagued by a pandemic-related supply crunch as exercise-starved Canadians head outside in droves. An uptick in outdoor pursuits, an early spring and supply c...
Mar 26, 2021
New modelling shows COVID case counts, severity indicators are back on the rise
New federal modelling data shows severity indicators and daily cases of COVID-19 are back on the rise, with incidents highest among young adults. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says daily...
Mar 26, 2021
Former Montreal coach Thierry Henry quits social media, says more regulation needed
Former CF Montreal coach Thierry Henry says he is quitting social media until the platforms are properly regulated. The 43-year-old former star striker, who left the MLS team in late February citing f...
Mar 26, 2021
O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction
NEW YORK - Maggie O'Farrell's "Hamnet," an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. "Hamnet," an unfortunate...
Mar 26, 2021
Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raked the US
WASHINGTON - Consumers spending slumped 1% as severe winter storms raked portions of the U.S. and personal incomes fell sharply as well in February. The drop in spending came after a big 3.4% gain in ...
Mar 26, 2021
China sanctions Britons over West's Xinjiang criticism
LONDON - China slapped sanctions on several British politicians and organizations Friday after the U.K. joined the European Union and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights ab...
Mar 26, 2021
Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M
LONDON - When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million. The record sale also sparked huge interest in ...
Mar 26, 2021
Myanmar protest deaths top 300 as US, UK, impose sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll for protesters confirmed killed in Myanmar since last month's military takeover has surpassed 300, a group that verifies details of deaths and arrests announced Friday...
Mar 26, 2021
EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU ...
Mar 26, 2021
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash
HONG KONG - H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight o...
Mar 26, 2021
