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LONDON — Britain’s health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government’s strategy of delaying the second shot s

NEW YORK — Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 years, to become executive chairman, the company announced

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers, including Gov.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,874.49, up 182.04 points.) BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB). Technology. Down $4.03, or 21.42 per cent, to $14.78 on 14.4 million shares.

NEW YORK — Cable television news has never been more in vogue and so competitive. Several programs on MSNBC and CNN had their most-watched months ever in January, the Nielsen company said.

MOSCOW — A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning.

TORONTO — North American stock markets surged higher for a second day as some of recent volatility eased and investors returned to their favourite companies. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 182.04 points to 17,874.

People in Montreal and Quebec City rushed to buy a record number of homes at the start of the year, but had fewer options to choose from.

CALGARY — The union representing some Bell Media workers says a total of 210 employees in the Toronto area are being laid off, with most of the notifications taking place Tuesday.

With all of the challenges of 2020, ExxonMobil focused on clamping down on expenses and managed to bring its full-year spending down nearly $10 billion from the year before. Spending for the year totalled $21.4 billion, which included $4.