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Quebec unemployment rate reaches record low especially for prime-age workforce
MONTREAL – Quebec’s unemployment rate hit its lowest level in decades in May, helped by…
Coal mine fined $4.5M for 2013 spill that contaminated Alberta river system
HINTON, Alta. – A coal mining company has been handed almost $4.5 million in federal…
UK leader May strikes tentative deal with N Ireland party
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal in principle with Northern Ireland’s…
Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf rift
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar said Monday it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass…
Trump proposal aims at another way of getting people to work
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is trying to change the subject back to his promise…
Hydro-Quebec Montreal headquarters named after ex-premier Jean Lesage
MONTREAL – Hydro-Quebec’s Montreal headquarters has been named after former Liberal premier Jean Lesage, even…
US budget deficit jumps in May as spending outpaces revenue
WASHINGTON – The U.S. budget deficit rose to $88.4 billion in May from $53 billion…
Canada and U.S. remain ‘quite far apart’ on softwood lumber, Freeland says
MONTREAL – Canada and the United States remain “quite far apart” on negotiating a softwood…
Tech stock sell-off pulls TSX into the red, loonie up on ‘hawkish’ BoC speech
TORONTO – Weakness in the technology sector weighed on North American stock markets Monday while…
‘Kinky Boots’ cake wins Best in Show at design competition
NEW YORK – A New York City baker says nothing about the design competition she…
Administration looks to curb CFPB powers, change bank rules
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is proposing to curb the authority of the consumer finance…
Starbucks teams with Lady Gaga for ‘Cups of Kindness’
SEATTLE – Starbucks has teamed up with Lady Gaga for a set of brightly coloured…
Attorneys general hope to force Trump financial disclosures
WASHINGTON – The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia hope a little-known…
CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais says he did not reapply for position
TORONTO – The chairman of Canada’s telecommunications regulator says he is not reapplying for the…
Annual Farm Aid benefit concert returning to Pennsylvania
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. – The annual Farm Aid benefit concert is coming back to Pennsylvania for…
Sears Canada says there is ‘significant doubt’ about its future, ponders sale
TORONTO – Sears Canada, known for its catalogues that were a household staple for generations,…
Trump to tout apprenticeships as way to fill jobs gap
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says apprenticeships could match workers with millions of open jobs,…
US TV executive Gandler is the new majority shareholder of London club Leyton Orient
LONDON (AP) — American TV executive David Gandler has become the new majority shareholder at…
Rolling Stone to pay $1.65M to settle suit over rape story
RICHMOND, Va. – Rolling Stone magazine agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a defamation…
Stephen King says President Trump blocked him on Twitter
BANGOR, Maine – Horror author Stephen King says his frequent criticism of President Donald Trump…
Panama’s switch from Taiwan to China hammered out quickly
PANAMA CITY – Panamanian officials say the decision to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan in…
EU moves to gain control of key London financial market
LONDON – The European Union moved Tuesday to tighten its oversight of a key financial…
San Francisco celebrates pivotal time in US: Summer of Love
SAN FRANCISCO – They came for the music, the mind-bending drugs, to resist the Vietnam…
Correction: Japan-Defence story
CHIBA, Japan – In a story June 14 about Japanese military equipment sales, The Associated…