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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards

Tom Green to host Canadian country music awards

TORONTO — Tom Green’s Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canada’s biggest country music awards show. The Canadian Country Music Association says the offbeat comedian and actor takes the reins of the CCMA Awards on Sept 13 in Kelowna, B.C.
Montreal-set rom-com 'Mile End Kicks' among world premieres at TIFF's 50th edition

Montreal-set rom-com 'Mile End Kicks' among world premieres at TIFF's 50th edition

TORONTO — A rom-com about a love triangle set in Montreal's music scene is among the films making their world premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Renting out your car or backyard to generate extra cash? What to know about insurance

Renting out your car or backyard to generate extra cash? What to know about insurance

At a time when many Canadians are struggling to make ends meet, renting out their personal belongings has become a side hustle.
Issey Miyake transforms the Cartier Foundation into living sculpture garden with light and movement

Issey Miyake transforms the Cartier Foundation into living sculpture garden with light and movement

PARIS (AP) — As Paris wilted under a ruthless June sun, Issey Miyake sent out a battalion of intergalactic fashion soldiers who shimmered at the Cartier Foundation Thursday between art and menswear apparel in a spectacle where even the light was a pl
OSFI keeps domestic stability buffer on hold at 3.5 per cent

OSFI keeps domestic stability buffer on hold at 3.5 per cent

OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator says the amount of money Canada's big banks must keep on hand in case of economic shock will stay at its current level.
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week , the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs.
Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?

Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — “St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska,” as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13.
Customer satisfaction with banks up slightly from last year: J.D. Power survey

Customer satisfaction with banks up slightly from last year: J.D. Power survey

Consumers appear to be slightly more satisfied with the financial advice and guidance they received from their banks compared with last year, a new J.D. Power survey shows.