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ING to sell Canadian retail bank to Scotiabank
ING Group is selling its Canadian retail bank to Scotiabank for $3.88 billion in cash. The Dutch megabank said Wednesday that the deal will help ...
Bettman, NHL issue another proposal to players
The NHL issued a new proposal to the players' association Tuesday as a lockout looms next month. And at least one side is happy about it.
Venice Film Festival focuses on artistic roots
The Venice Film Festival is focusing on its artistic roots this year, courting celebrated directors and not flashy Hollywood blockbusters.
15-year-old Ko becomes youngest LPGA Tour winner
Lydia Ko showed playing partner Stacy Lewis a lot more than a great golf swing in the 15-year-old's historic Canadian Women's Open victory. "I was ...
A region-by-region look at Hurricane Irene's toll
Hurricane Irene and its remnants raked the Caribbean, the eastern U.S. and Canada for more than a week a year ago. Though it never hit the U.S.
15-year-old Lydia Ko wins in Canada
Lydia Ko made some more history — and made it clear that she has no plans to rush into a professional golf career. The 15-year-old Ko is used to ...
15-year-old Lydia Ko leads in Canada
Lydia Ko took a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Canadian Women's Open in her bid to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, shooting an ...
15-year-old Lydia Ko shares lead in Canada
Teen star Lydia Ko shot her second straight 4-under 68 on Friday for a share of the lead with Chella Choi in the Canadian Women's Open. Ko, the ...
Davis' 3 HRs leads Orioles over Blue Jays 6-4
Stepping to the plate with a chance to become the 17th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game, Chris Davis had one thing in mind.
RIM begins showing new BlackBerry's to carriers
Canadian phone maker Research In Motion has begun showing its new BlackBerry smartphones to wireless carriers around the world, but the struggling ...
NHL collective bargaining session brief in Toronto
Another NHL lockout is beginning look inevitable. Unable to move beyond the philosophical stage of talks, the owners and players have watched another ...
NHL labor talks to resume with wide gap to bridge
NHL labor talks are set to resume with a wide gap remaining and time running out to avoid a potential lockout. NHL Players' Association executive ...
Cuba convicts 12 of corruption in nickel industry
A Cuban court has convicted a dozen people of corruption, including high-ranking government officials, an executive at a state-run nickel company and ...
Curacao, Calif., advance at Little League WS
Danny Marzo was thinking about his manager's advice as he walked to the plate in the eighth inning: Concentrate on making a good swing, not hitting ...
Tenn., Texas, stay unbeaten at Little League WS
After his home run sailed over the left-field fence, Brock Myers raced around the basepaths as if he was running a 40-yard dash. The soft-spoken, ...
Federer beats Djokovic for 5th Cincinnati title
Roger Federer finds a lot to like about Cincinnati — the big crowds for his matches, the quiet time away from the court, the way his game seems to ...
Panama spoils Uganda's debut at LLWS with 9-3 win
Win or lose, the Little League World Series team from Uganda has become a hometown favorite. The first team from Africa to advance to South ...
Zimbabwe protesters demand doctor's reinstatement
Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested at least 12 people in unrest over the firing of a popular Canadian doctor from a rural hospital in the ...
Sears narrows loss on cost cuts; sales decline
Sears Holding Corp.'s push to turn around its ailing business is showing early signs of paying off, even as the retailer failed to stem declining ...
Target raises profit outlook on solid 2Q sales
Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap-chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue ...
NHL offers response to the players; talks continue
Representatives from the NHL and NHLPA returned to the bargaining table Wednesday, and are discussing the proposal put forward by the players' ...
Mexico's monarch butterfly reserve stops logging
Illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the western Mexico wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, according to a research report ...
Target reports flat 2Q profits, but sales up
Target's net income for the second quarter was unchanged as it paves the way for an upcoming move into Canada, but it saw solid spending by customers ...
NHLPA makes 1st proposal to owners
The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL. The union ...
Spike Lee revisits Jackson's 'Bad' at Toronto fest
Music is highlighting the Toronto International Film Festival with a Michael Jackson documentary from Spike Lee and a closing-night film featuring ...