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China’s Xi says world must ‘reject protectionism outright’
JOHANNESBURG – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged fellow leaders of the BRICS emerging economies to…
Shopify to open first bricks-and-mortar location in L.A. to support merchants
TORONTO – Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc. says it will open its first bricks-and-mortar location…
European Central Bank says rates will remain low for months
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank is stressing that interest rates will stay low well…
Penguins great Mario Lemieux puts $22-million Quebec chateau on the market
MONTREAL – For sale: hockey great Mario Lemieux’s massive 50-room Quebec summer home. The price…
AGT Food gets going-private offer from management group backed by Fairfax Financial
REGINA – Senior managers at ACT Food and Ingredients Inc. and some of the company’s…
Twitter says it doesn’t ‘shadow ban’ after Trump tweet
NEW YORK – Twitter shares fell Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a tweet…
N.L. announces agreement to develop deepwater Bay du Nord oil project
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador is a major step closer to developing its…
CEO, lawyer granted bail pending appeal in blockbuster Knowledge House fraud
HALIFAX – The mastermind and the enforcer of a sophisticated multimillion-dollar stock market scheme have…
Nova Scotia announces $120-million surplus, despite extra spending
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia has tabled its final books for fiscal 2017-18, posting a net…
Lighthizer calls Canada national security threat in defence of steel tariffs
OTTAWA – The Trump administration’s point man on trade called Canada a national security threat…
CPPIB and Texas partner to purchase oil and gas assets in Ohio
HOUSTON – A partnership which includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed an…
Lebanon’s cannabis heartland, Bekaa, hopes for legalization
YAMMOUNE, Lebanon – In the fields of this quiet village surrounded by mountains, men and…
Private sector to sell marijuana in Ontario once pot can be legally sold: report
TORONTO – The Ontario government will reportedly allow private stores to sell marijuana once recreational…
Trump hails Illinois steel mill as an economic success story
GRANITE CITY, Ill. – President Donald Trump on Thursday trumpeted the renewed success of an…
Feds register surplus of $3.2 billion over first two months of fiscal year
OTTAWA – The federal government ran a surplus of $641 million in the second month…
Pawn shop buys violin for $50, finds out it’s worth $250,000
SOMERVILLE, Mass. – A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended…
Imperial Oil CEO says proposed Syncrude partner deals must “make sense” for all
CALGARY – Negotiations on commercial deals to improve reliability at the problem-plagued Syncrude oilsands mine…
Cda-US negotiators tussle over updating Columbia River Treaty
Canadian negotiators are not budging on a request by their American counterparts to reduce an…
Canadians increasingly putting the ‘remote’ in working remotely
MONTREAL – The telecommuting revolution envisioned by futurists, in which vast numbers of workers eschew…
Canada to join Mexico, Japan, South Korea, EU to talk auto tariffs
OTTAWA – Canada will join Mexico and other European and Asian auto-producing countries this week…
In Panama City’s booming colonial core, locals fight to stay
PANAMA CITY – Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighbourhood — the heart of Panama…
Bucknell drops references to Moonves in wake of allegations
LEWISBUG, Pa. – Bucknell University has removed references on its website to alumnus and CBS…
WSP Global to expand U.S. presence with US$400-million of Louis Berger
MONTREAL – Quebec-based professional service firm WSP Global Inc. is expanding its U.S. presence by…
A community that backed Trump says no to migrant detention
GOSHEN, Ind. – The sermon had been preached, the last prayers offered. Now, Mike Yoder…