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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.
Securities watchdog CIRO shut down some systems after cybersecurity threat found

Securities watchdog CIRO shut down some systems after cybersecurity threat found

TORONTO — The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it shut down some of its systems as a precaution after identifying a cybersecurity threat on Aug. 11.
Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer

Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer

TORONTO — Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try, but they didn't work.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Air Canada Flights are halted at Air Canada as of Monday morning as the airline's flight attendants remain on the picket lines despite a federal return-to-work orde
Thinking about a heat pump? Some things to know about choosing what's best for you

Thinking about a heat pump? Some things to know about choosing what's best for you

Federal incentives for home energy improvements are running out at the end of the year, so it's decision time for anyone who has been thinking about a heat pump.
FDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

FDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 24-30: Aug. 24: Guitarist Mason Williams is 87. Singer Marshall Thompson of The Chi-Lites is 83. Actor Ann Archer is 78. Actor Joe Regalbuto (“Murphy Brown”) is 76. Actor Kevin Dunn (“Samantha Who?”) is 70.
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in July up four per cent from June

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in July up four per cent from June

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July rose four per cent compared with June.
Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy

Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is looking to power some of its jails with solar energy.
1.4M consumers missed a credit payment in second quarter: Equifax report

1.4M consumers missed a credit payment in second quarter: Equifax report

TORONTO — There's a deepening divide among consumers, even as the rate of missed credit payments dipped, a new Equifax Canada report shows. It shows 1.4 million Canadians missed a credit payment in the second quarter.