Maple Leafs sign Kapanen, Johnsson to extensions
The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided letting forwards Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson become restricted free agents, signing both to contract extensions on Friday....
Facebook’s WhatsApp hires senior exec from London remittances startup: sources
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp has hired a senior executive from London-based money transfer startup WorldRemit, three people familiar with the matter said this week....
Senate defeats measure to restrain Trump on Iran
The U.S. Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval...
Number of Venezuelan migrants could double to eight million: OAS
Some 5,000 Venezuelans leave their country each day, the Organization of American States (OAS) said in a report on Friday, and the number of migrants...
Second U.S. Democratic debate sets TV ratings record
About 18.1 million television viewers watched Thursday night’s debate among 10 Democrats running for U.S. president, a record for a Democratic primary face-off, according to...
Ontario court upholds validity of Trudeau’s federal carbon tax
Ontario’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that Canada’s federal carbon tax is constitutional after a challenge from the province’s Conservative government, in a blow...
Hedge fund chief Daniel Loeb opposes United Technologies, Raytheon merger
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb said on Friday that his hedge fund Third Point LLC will vote against the planned merger of United Technologies Corp and...
Democrat Harris clarifies: she won’t ban private health insurance
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was forced to clarify her position on private health insurance again on Friday, an unwelcome distraction from a standout...
Charlottesville neo-Nazi sentenced to life, judge says ‘too great a risk’ to release
A federal judge imposed a life sentence on the self-described neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer by crashing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters in...
Cricket: Busy bees interrupt South Africa and Sri Lanka … again
A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their Cricket World Cup clash at...