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China says it wants to partner with Canada to push back against American ‘bullying’
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to…
Annual pace of inflation lowers in February, declining food prices soften impact
OTTAWA – The annual pace of inflation in Canada ticked lower in February as higher…
Toronto stock index extends recent rally, Wall Street mixed after ‘Trumpcare’ pulled
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index extended its rally for a third consecutive day on…
Liberal MP’s allegedly sexist comment under review, prime minister says
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a “process is now properly underway” to look…
Stocks wobble, finish mixed as GOP pulls plug on health bill
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks flirted with sharp losses but managed a mixed finish after…
Investment community still skeptical over prospects for Keystone XL
CALGARY – The presidential permit for Keystone XL did little to assuage concerns Friday from…
B.C. reports 64 pipeline benefit deals with 29 northern First Nations
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it has completed benefit agreements with 90 per…
Report examines grim Bangladesh leather trade, links to West
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Hazardous, heavily polluting tanneries, with workers as young as 14, supplied leather…
Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul
WASHINGTON – House Republicans’ failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law deals a serious…
NYC says Trump Tower resident wrongly rented out on Airbnb
NEW YORK – A woman who owns an apartment at Trump Tower is being fined…
Self-inflicted collapse chokes GOP effort to undo Obamacare
WASHINGTON – House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President…
No surprise: Beijing’s pick Lam chosen as Hong Kong’s leader
HONG KONG – The candidate favoured by China’s Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong’s…
‘We’re all hurting’: Calgary arts cut to the bone as corporate funds dry up
Calgary’s performing arts scene has become a casualty of corporate cost-cutting as the city’s economic…
No gunshots fired in store burglary at Bellagio in Las Vegas
Las Vegas police now say there weren’t shots fired during a burglary at a high-end…
Ripples from US nuclear plant closings overwhelm small towns
OAK HARBOR, Ohio – Living in the shadows of the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant’s cooling…
Will NYC invite the ‘Fearless Girl’ to stay on Wall Street?
NEW YORK – Should the “Fearless Girl” stand up to Wall Street’s charging bull forever?…
Restaurant Brands International gets 83 per cent of Popeyes stock by deadline
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Restaurant Brands International Inc. of Oakville, Ont., (TSX:QSR) has received enough shares…
China lifts ban on Brazilian beef
BEIJING – China has lifted an import ban on beef from Brazil after Brazilian authorities…
EU calls for privacy-security balance on message encryption
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s presidency says people’s privacy must be protected following British calls…
Trudeau minister hopes budget will help ‘aggressive’ push to woo foreign brains
OTTAWA – A Trudeau cabinet minister entrusted with bringing high-level talent to Canada hopes new…
Canadian Federation of Humane Societies lauds new code for egg-laying hens
The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies says consumers want information about how the eggs they…
New Brunswick lowers small business income tax rate to three per cent
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government is cutting the small business income tax rate to…
Rule Britannia: firms bet on British allure to get by Brexit
LONDON – Tim Barlow pushes a green stamp onto the edge of an unfinished plate,…
US economy to grow slower than Trump pledges, survey finds
WASHINGTON – U.S. economic growth is expected to accelerate this year and next, yet remain…