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Trump tax bill would have been slashed by his plans
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency by pledging no tax cuts for the…
GOP health overhaul puts pressure on state governments
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The Republican health care plan means less money for states and…
Reality TV: politicians spar over government spending ahead of Alberta budget
EDMONTON – The Wildrose party says with the government signalling more spending coming in Thursday’s…
Various King’s Family brand dumplings recalled due to undeclared egg
OTTAWA – Various King’s Family Inc. brand dumplings are being recalled because they contain egg,…
In Kentucky coal country, lawmakers open up to nuclear power
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Lawmakers in coal-producing Kentucky voted Wednesday to lift a ban on building…
Dutch PM Rutte claims win over ‘wrong kind of populism’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday claimed a dominating parliamentary…
Hyundai recalls 978,000 cars; seat belts can come loose
DETROIT – Hyundai is recalling nearly 978,000 cars in the U.S. because the front seat…
US claims for unemployment benefits slip by 2,000
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a further indication of the…
Yahoo breach indictments may shed light on other hacks
WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities may now be in a better position to figure out if…
Trump announces challenge to Obama-era fuel standards
YPSILANTI, Mich. – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration will re-examine federal requirements…
Supply line leak led to fire at Alberta oilsands facility, Syncrude says
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A fire that broke out at a Syncrude oilsands site in…
Ontario NDP bill would extend rent control to units built after 1991
TORONTO – Ontario is developing “substantive rent control reform,” the housing minister said Thursday, as…
PM says he believes Trump promise only minor tweaks coming on NAFTA
NEW YORK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he takes President Donald Trump at his…
British PM, Scottish leader tussle over independence vote
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday rejected a call for a referendum…
Toronto stock market up modestly, as Canada Goose shares take off in IPO
TORONTO – The Toronto stock market was lifted Thursday by financials and consumer staples stocks,…
Some highlights from Alberta’s 2017 budget
EDMONTON – The Alberta government released a budget Thursday that banks on the province’s economy…
Feds expected to help Canadian startups in budget by becoming bigger customer
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is expected to announce plans in next week’s federal budget…
Trump’s budget boosts military but cuts GOP, Dem favourites
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s new $1.15 trillion budget would reshape America’s government with the…
US women’s hockey players stand firm in wage fight
U.S. women’s hockey players let a deadline to decide on whether they’ll boycott the world…
Onex group to sell USI Insurance Services to KKR, Caisse de depot partnership
TORONTO – A group led by Toronto-based Onex Corp. is selling USI Insurance Services in…
Turning James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ into a virtual reality game
BOSTON – Students are developing a virtual reality game based on James Joyce’s “Ulysses” as…
Auto workers union takes aim at Trump examination of auto fuel standards
OTTAWA – Ontario will align itself with California to fight for climate change following President…
US factory production rose for 6th straight time in February
WASHINGTON – U.S. factories cranked out more autos, steel and computers in February, the sixth…
Canadian manufacturing sales up for third month in a row, adding to promising data
OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales in January were better than expected, the latest in a…