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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract.

TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift kicked off the first of six shows in Toronto with fans cheering her entrance. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre over 10 days.

The satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation ju

TORONTO — The sound of chants, whistles and drum beats filled the air outside a downtown Toronto hotel Thursday night as a crowd of hospitality workers gathered to demand salary increases amid skyrocketing accommodation costs during Taylor Swift’s co

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed's officials want to

JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA — Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will provide permanent funding for 12 new Winnipeg police officers as part of its public safety strategy.

TORONTO — It was an easy decision for Drew Green to become involved with the Canadian Elite Basketball League because it married two of his passions: business and basketball.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has given marching orders to her new cabinet ministers to fulfil promises made during last month's election.

Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its members at Purolator won't handle any packages postmarked or identified as originating from the carrier.