Amazon bumps hourly wages by $1 for operations workers in Canada
VANCOUVER — Online retailer Amazon says it is raising the average hourly base wage in Canada to $26.27, up by $1 from last year. A statement from the company on Wednesday says the bump represents a four per cent year-over-year...
Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money. Jennifer Percival, a scholar who...
Trump administration again denies visas for Palestinian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has denied visas for a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations for the second year in a row. The State Department said Wednesday that Palestinian...
Why Auston Matthews is still a Toronto Maple Leaf
TORONTO — From confusion to conviction. The last time Auston Matthews addressed local reporters at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ west-side headquarters — one month removed from a season-ending knee injury and two years away from unrestricted free agency — the captain dropped a...
Diver hospitalized after apparent white shark encounter in Quebec
MONTREAL — The Canadian Coast Guard says a diver was taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off Percé, Que., on the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. The Coast Guard says it was alerted to the incident...
US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — American troops need to prepare for combat not only in Earth’s orbit but around the moon, President Donald Trump’s top military adviser said Wednesday, looking ahead to a new frontier in warfare after the U.S....
Subway service resumes on stretch of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth after power outage
The TTC says subway service on Line 2 between Woodbine and Broadview stations has resumed after a brief disruption due to a power outage. There’s no word on what caused the outage, which lasted roughly 25 minutes during the afternoon...
Trump calls possible Canada-EU move a hostile act after escalating trade war
WASHINGTON — After further escalating his trade war Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said if Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union it could be a “hostile act.” Speaking to reporters in North Carolina, the president said...
Corktown collision involving cyclist, police car sends 1 person to hospital
One person was transported to a hospital on Wednesday afternoon following a collision involving a cyclist and a police car. Authorities say the crash happened in the Corktown area, near King Street East and Parliament Street, just before 5 p.m....
Investment firm leader gets 11 years for Ponzi scheme that bilked dozens, including Travis Kelce
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The creator of a Texas-based investment company has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say bilked 64 victims, including Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis...
