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Growing number of homeless people turning to ERs for shelter and warmth, study says

Growing number of homeless people turning to ERs for shelter and warmth, study says

When Dr. Carolyn Snider arrives for her early morningemergency room shifts, she regularly sees between five and 10 people in the waiting area who don't need medical attention — just a safe place to stay warm.
'Past Lives,' Lily Gladstone win at Gotham Awards, while Robert De Niro says his speech was edited

'Past Lives,' Lily Gladstone win at Gotham Awards, while Robert De Niro says his speech was edited

NEW YORK (AP) — Celine Song’s wistful romance “Past Lives” earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night's biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had bee
'Mr. Big Stuff' singer Jean Knight dies at 80

'Mr. Big Stuff' singer Jean Knight dies at 80

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jean Knight, a New Orleans-born soul singer known for her 1971 hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” has died at 80.
Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act

NEW YORK (AP) — For a year, New York's Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago.
60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service

60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago and hearing encouraging words from the opposition leader at the time.
Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts

Cyber Monday marks the year's biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts

Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.

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 (20,032.66, down 70.45 points) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 71 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $43.94 on 17 million shares.
Paramount Plus Canada developing comedies about prime minister, widowed limo driver

Paramount Plus Canada developing comedies about prime minister, widowed limo driver

TORONTO — Paramount Plus Canada says it's developing two more homegrown comedies, one centred on a widowed limo driver trying to raise his kids, the other on an A-list actor who gets the chance to become prime minister.
S&P/TSX composite closes down moderately along with U.S. stock markets

S&P/TSX composite closes down moderately along with U.S. stock markets

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down moderately Monday along with U.S. markets as investors stuck to a cautious outlook on the economy.
Pathways Alliance increasingly confident $16.5B carbon capture project will go ahead

Pathways Alliance increasingly confident $16.5B carbon capture project will go ahead

CALGARY — The oilsands industry group that has proposed building what would be one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage projects says it is more confident than ever it will go ahead with construction.
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