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Trump jumps into health debate – repeal now, replace later
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has barged into Senate Republicans’ delicate health care negotiations with…
Prices rise, partitions fall under new Utah liquor law
SALT LAKE CITY – A trendy downtown Salt Lake City seafood restaurant started business Saturday…
Ukraine: Russian security services were behind cyberattack
MOSCOW – Ukraine accused the Russian security services Saturday of planning and launching a cyberattack…
Once-closed rural Quebec hotel jumps aboard short-term rental trend
SAINT-FELIX-DE-KINGSEY, Que. – When Nathalie Gagnon and her partner bought a closed-down inn in Quebec…
Construction spending flat in May
WASHINGTON – U.S. construction spending was flat in May with homebuilding falling again, even as…
North Dakota may halt rail inspections aimed at derailments
BISMARCK, N.D. – The end of the line may be in sight for a North…
Official: firm at centre of cyberattack knew of problems
KIEV, Ukraine – The small Ukrainian tax software company that is accused of being the…
Christie signs $34.7B budget, ends state government shutdown
TRENTON, N.J. – A budget impasse that shuttered government and state parks and beaches for…
Christie ends shutdown, but beach pictures left an imprint
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Chris Christie, by his own admission, entered lame-duck territory on Tuesday,…
Police, fire heroics prompt anti-austerity push in Britain
LONDON – Britain’s police and firefighters, repeatedly hailed as heroes in recent months for facing…
Qatar, isolated by neighbours, plans gas output boost
DOHA, Qatar – The energy-rich Gulf nation of Qatar, facing further isolation from its neighbours…
Liberals to dole out $2.1-billion to unclog trade, border bottlenecks
OTTAWA – The federal government plans to sink $2 billion into trade and transport infrastructure,…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Loonie surges for a sixth session in a row on hawkish comments from central bank
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar rose Tuesday for a sixth session in a row, a…
IPO market in Canada recovering after dismal 2016, PwC report says
TORONTO – PwC says the initial public offering market in Canada has bounced back, posting…
Emirates, Turkish Airlines try to join Etihad off laptop ban
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – At Abu Dhabi International Airport, travellers bound for the…
Auto sales hit one-million mark by midway point of year for first time
TORONTO – Despite slumping passenger car sales, for the first time more than one million…
Canaccord Genuity buys British investment and wealth management firm Hargreave Hale
TORONTO – Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF) has signed a deal to buy Hargreave Hale…
Dubai’s Emirates, Turkish Airlines off US laptop ban list
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates and Turkish Airways said on Wednesday they have also…
How to avoid being a victim at the car repair garage
DETROIT – It’s the moment every car owner dreads. The mechanic comes out of the…
As cyberattack hit, Ukrainians turned to Facebook, Google
BORYSPIL, Ukraine – When departure information disappeared from Kyiv airport’s website after last week’s cyberattack,…
Molson Coors plans to spend up to $500 million to build new Montreal brewery
MONTREAL – A tract of waterfront land at the edge of Old Montreal will undergo…
For-profit college settles over alleged deception in ads
BOSTON – The DeVry University chain of for-profit colleges has agreed to a $455,000 settlement…
Ukraine says it foiled 2nd cyberattack after police raid
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine has dodged a second cyberattack, officials said Wednesday, suggesting that the…