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China’s poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog
QIAN’AN, China – An overloaded coal truck rumbles down from the steel factory and hits…
Trump has taken few steps to disentangle from private empire
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump pledged to step away from his family-owned international real estate…
UnitedHealth buying Surgical Care for $2.3 billion
NEW YORK – UnitedHealth Group is buying surgical centre operator Surgical Care Affiliates for about…
Canadian firms expect post-election US growth despite uncertainty: central bank
OTTAWA – A greater number of Canadian firms are expecting to benefit from what they…
Cannabis investment firm to acquire stake in marijuana testing company
Ottawa-based cannabis investment firm CannaRoyalty Corp. says it’s acquiring a 20 per cent stake in…
As Camry gets redesigned, reign as top US car is in jeopardy
DETROIT – America’s favourite car is under attack. The Toyota Camry has been the nation’s…
Stuck: London commuters face stress in subway strike
LONDON – Millions of commuters cycled, trudged and waited in snaking bus queues Monday as…
Alberta seeks public input into 2017-2018 budget; says no new major spending
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it wants to hear from the public before it…
Toronto stock market pulled lower by falling oil prices, as the loonie stays flat
TORONTO – Concerns that global crude supply is growing instead of shrinking put pressure on…
Feds: More than 800 career programs are failing their grads
Hundreds of programs at for-profit colleges are at risk of losing federal funding unless their…
More gas hike protests in Mexico a day after clash at border
MEXICO CITY – Thousands of Mexicans marched in the capital Monday to complain about a…
Stocks mixed as Chinese inflation bump increases uncertainty
TOKYO – Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as economic data raised questions of how China…
Increase coming for homeowner grants in B.C.: finance minister
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s finance minister says the threshold to claim homeowner grants will…
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada picks up in December
OTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the seasonally adjusted annual pace of housing…
CEOs of Canada’s big banks expect Donald Trump will be boost for U.S. operations
TORONTO – The CEOs of some of Canada’s biggest banks say they’re expecting to see…
President of Richmond Fed Bank retiring in October
WASHINGTON – Jeffrey Lacker, the president of the Federal Reserve’s Richmond bank, announced Tuesday that…
Liberals’ promised infrastructure spending slow to get out the door: PBO
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government may fall short of spending all the money it planned…
Beware high profile scams, ‘next big thing’ warns Alberta Securities Commission
CALGARY – The Alberta Securities Commission is warning investors to be wary of scams —…
Members of a B.C. First Nation launch court challenge of federal LNG approval
VANCOUVER – Members of a British Columbia First Nation have launched what has become the…
Cabinet shuffle: meet the new ministers around PM Trudeau’s table
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought three not-so-familiar faces into his federal cabinet Tuesday…
World Bank forecasting brighter prospects for 2017
WASHINGTON – The World Bank is forecasting the global economy will accelerate slightly in 2017…
Prince estate signs merchandising deal with UMG’s Bravado
MINNEAPOLIS – Prince’s estate has signed a merchandising deal naming Universal Music Group’s Bravado unit…
Los Angeles beats San Francisco for George Lucas museum site
LOS ANGELES – The force, it seems, was with Los Angeles. And San Francisco was…
Global stocks edge up as investors look to Trump remarks
TOKYO – Global stocks rose modestly on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a press…