By Dee-ann Durbin The Associated Press Posted August 13, 2024 9:03 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starbucks, struggling with weak demand and disgruntled investors, said Tuesday that CEO Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down after a little more than a year in the job. The Seattle coffee giant said…
Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to outmaneuver former President Donald Trump and address old vulnerabilities on her policy positions as she starts to fill in how she would govern if elected in November. Vice presidents rarely have policy portfolios of their own — and almost always set aside any views that differ from those…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 12, 2024 7:25 pm Updated August 12, 2024 7:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size CBC says 27 million TV viewers tuned in to the Paris Games over 17 days of coverage on CBC and its broadcast partners, including Sportsnet, TSN and…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 12, 2024 5:53 pm Updated August 12, 2024 6:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Several members of Canada’s Olympic team were given a hero’s welcome by cheering fans and elated family members at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as…
Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video posted Monday to Ukrainian…
The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government. The former president said on Saturday that Microsoft had informed his campaign that Iran had hacked one of its websites. He said Iran was “only able to get publicly available…
An insect-transmitted virus that can live in sloths, primates and birds is spreading at an “unprecedented” rate, with health officials warning that it is emerging in parts of the world, including Europe, where it has never been detected. Oropouche fever, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease, is transmitted by tiny flies called midges and mosquitoes, the…
By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted August 12, 2024 4:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada says a third person has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks. The agency says there are now 20 confirmed…
U.S. President Joe Biden says his decision to end his re-election campaign was fueled in part by an “obligation” to defeat Republican candidate Donald Trump, and that staying in the race would be a “distraction” from that mission. In an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday — his first since dropping out of the…
The Paris Games are over and the Summer Olympics torch is moving on to Los Angeles in 2028. After Summer McIntosh and Andre De Grasse headlined Canada’s team in Paris, who might be some athletes to watch in four years? Here are 10 Canadians to look out for over the next quadrennial: SUMMER MCINTOSH —…
