The Mix

NEW YORK (AP) — If you were surprised when Mariah the Scientist’s “Burning Blue” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s rhythmic airplay chart, you weren’t alone. “It’s shocking.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights, according to a union that called the effort illegal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to its best day in months on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way , along with the kick they can give the economy and investment prices.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives accused Premier Wab Kinew Friday of breaking a law that bans government advertising during election campaigns.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he leaves in two weeks to talk trade in China as his province grapples with punishing tariffs on canola. Moe's office says the six-day trip, starting Sept.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 270 points on Friday as the federal government announced it would remove some of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, lifting hopes for a trade deal, while U.S.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — It was in Cedar Rapids, surrounded by cornfields, where Iowa artist Grant Wood painted “American Gothic,” the iconic 1930 portrayal of a stern-looking woman and a man with a pitchfork in front of a white frame house.

CALGARY — MEG Energy Inc. has accepted a friendly cash-and-stock takeover offer from oilsands neighbour Cenovus Energy Inc. worth $7.

TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and BioNTech and by Moderna for use this respiratory virus season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fall books mean more than literary fiction. The top releases this season range from a fairy tale newly told to memoirs about a famous writer's indomitable mother and life after marriage to a famous rock star.