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S&P/TSX composite up as dollar, energy, materials and health-care sectors rise

S&P/TSX composite up as dollar, energy, materials and health-care sectors rise

TORONTO — Worries about a new COVID-19 strain in the U.K. that affected stock trading earlier this week seemed to evaporate on Wednesday as most North American markets rose in a tide of pre-Christmas optimism.
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Unions see opportunity as new generation of organizers emerge amid pandemic

Unions see opportunity as new generation of organizers emerge amid pandemic

While "unprecedented" has been the go-to term to describe the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wave of labour upheaval currently moving across the country is the latest turn in a familiar cycle.
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President of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB resigns and returns to private sector

President of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB resigns and returns to private sector

FREDERICTON — The president of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB has resigned after 16 months on the job. The Crown corporation said in a news release that Patrick Parent has decided to return to the private secor in a CEO role.
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A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

WASHINGTON — In the waning weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has issued a slew of pardons and commutations, including former members of Congress convicted of corruption charges, two people charged in the Russia investigation that shadowed his pre
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Indicted Giuliani associate seeks White House communications

Indicted Giuliani associate seeks White House communications

NEW YORK — A lawyer for Lev Parnas, the indicted former associate of Rudy Giuliani, asked a federal judge Tuesday to order the White House and Justice Department turn over any emails or text messages in which they discussed the decision to charge his
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Air Force: Black people more often investigated, punished

Air Force: Black people more often investigated, punished

WASHINGTON — Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service.
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Wolves' Beasley pleads guilty to threats of violence charge

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley pleaded guilty Monday to using a rifle to threaten a family in his suburban Minneapolis neighbourhood .
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,500.89, down 33.74 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 46 cents, or 2.08 per cent, to $21.67 on 11.9 million shares.
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Canopy Growth signs deal valued at $297M to give up stake in Canopy Rivers

Canopy Growth signs deal valued at $297M to give up stake in Canopy Rivers

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal valued at $297 million that will see it give up its ownership in Canopy Rivers Inc., which it established as a venture capital firm to invest in the cannabis sector.
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1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died

1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times as high as the general population.
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