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Transat CEO lost out on half-million-dollar bonus due to federal loans

Transat CEO lost out on half-million-dollar bonus due to federal loans

MONTREAL — Federal loans to Transat A.T. Inc. cost the tour operator's CEO nearly half a million dollars in compensation last year, thanks to conditions on the pandemic funding.
White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi

White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss.
Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored

Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored

NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association were given honorary prizes by the National Book Critics Circle.
France's president pounds a punching bag on camera, and Europe notices

France's president pounds a punching bag on camera, and Europe notices

LONDON (AP) — The teeth clench. The brow furrows. The bicep bulges.
US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time

US surgeons transplant a gene-edited pig kidney into a patient for the first time

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans.
Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday. Over the last two decades, the number of U.S.
Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act

Key recommendations from the government's review of the Cannabis Act

OTTAWA — More than five years after cannabis was legalized in Canada, the government has released its final report of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act.
In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars

In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars

There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans.
Lululemon earnings rise to US$669.5 million in the fourth quarter

Lululemon earnings rise to US$669.5 million in the fourth quarter

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it earned US$669.5 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$119.8 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based clothing company's revenues for the fourth quarter were US$3.2 billion, up from US$2.
Pathways Alliance to file for regulator approval on carbon capture project

Pathways Alliance to file for regulator approval on carbon capture project

CALGARY — A consortium of Canada's largest oilsands companies will submit an application before the end of the week for approval of its proposed $16.5-billion carbon capture pipeline project.