Canada's government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with border blockades and an occupation that brought parts of the capital to a standstill in opposition to vaccine mandates but the necessity of such emergency powers could have been avoided, the commissioner of an independent inquiry said on Friday.
U.S. Senator Rick Scott on Friday revised his plan to end all federal programs after five years to exclude the popular Social Security and Medicare programs, after enduring weeks of mounting criticism from Democrats and his fellow Republicans.
Oil settled down $2 a barrel on Friday and ended the week markedly lower, as traders worried that future U.S. interest rate hikes could weigh on demand and got nervous about mounting signs of ample crude and fuel supply.
Electric aircraft maker Eve Holding Inc is "on track" to meet its goal of starting commercial operations in 2026, an executive said on Friday, and getting its aircraft certificated is the most immediate target.
An Indiana Pacers player is the favorite to win the 2023 NBA 3-Point Contest Saturday night, according to the latest betting odds for All-Star Weekend.
Deere & Co raised its annual profit forecast on Friday after beating Wall Street estimates for the latest quarter on higher revenue for its high-horsepower tractors and an increase in spending from construction customers.
'Feedback loops' worsening climate crisis: report
A company that provides workers to sanitize food processing plants paid a $1.5 million fine for illegally employing 102 children to clean meatpacking plants.
Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid could be the first picks of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game draft.
The U.S. military said on Friday it had successfully concluded recovery efforts off South Carolina to collect sensors and other debris from a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a U.S.
Tesla Inc's quest to build its first factory in Mexico reveals some of the shaky underpinnings of the country's rise as a nearshoring darling, with proximity to U.S.
Four killed in Karachi police attack claimed by Pakistan Taliban
Canada right to use emergency powers on truckers: probe
Recent investment in soccer has set the bar for the value of elite clubs and led to the sport becoming "big, big business", finance expert Neil Joyce told Reuters on Friday, ahead of the expiration of a deadline for bids to buy into Manchester United.
Rio carnival returns, 'celebrating life and democracy'
Two Federal Reserve officials on Friday added to a chorus of U.S.
Comedy on smartphone's rise delights Berlin fest
NBA player Michael Carter-Williams will serve as a judge of an upstart MMA promotion's scouting program.
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator is likely joining the Washington Commanders' staff.
Top executives and leading hosts at Fox News privately dismissed Trump's claims of voter fraud in the days that followed the 2020 presidential election.
French court convicts three over Macron attack plot
By Ali KucukgocmenHATAY, Turkey - Residents of a luxury housing complex in southern Turkey thought their apartments were 'earthquake-proof' until the structure toppled like a domino in last week's devastating earthquake, leaving hundreds feared dead.
Bulgaria finds 18 migrants dead in truck
Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to battle Google's dominance.
European Central Bank interest rates still have some way to rise, two influential policymakers said on Friday, pushing up market pricing for the peak rate and helping to unwind benign expectations after the last policy meeting.