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A high-level US delegation in Dhaka to foster economic growth with interim government

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A high-level U.S. delegation met Sunday with the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to affirm “dedication...

Funds Pour Into Southeast Asia as Rate-Cut Cycle Gets Underway

(Bloomberg) -- Global funds are snapping up Southeast Asian assets as the prospect of interest-rate cuts and attractive valuations holds out the promise of...

Looking for the next mystery bestseller? This crime bookstore can solve the case

WINNIPEG — Some 250 coloured tacks pepper a large-scale world map among bookshelves at Whodunit Mystery Bookstore.Estonia, Finland, Japan and even Fenwick, Ont., have...

McCormick’s hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania’s Senate race

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Before he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street.He was the...

Which candidate is better for tech innovation? Venture capitalists divided on Harris or Trump

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see...

Softbank-Backed Swiggy Said to Eye India IPO Filing This Week

(Bloomberg) -- Indian food-delivery platform Swiggy Ltd. is considering filing publicly for its domestic initial public offering as soon as this week, people familiar...

Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests

MONTREAL — Julia Dougall-Picard swings into action when customers settle in for lunch at Frite Alors in Montreal's downtown Quartier Latin neighbourhood.The 20-year-old works...

As plant-based milk becomes more popular, brands look for new ways to compete

When it comes to plant-based alternatives, Canadians have never had so many options — and nowhere is that choice more abundantly clear than in...

Travel Chaos Spreads in Central Europe After Heavy Flooding

(Bloomberg) -- Days of unrelenting rains, widespread flooding and high winds in central and eastern Europe are increasingly playing havoc with rail transportation and...

Which candidate is better for tech innovation? Venture capitalists divided on Harris or Trump

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see...

B.C. victim’s family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — Family members say Annie Kong wanted nothing more than to gather with all her extended family under one roof at...

EV sales are still growing. So why are carmakers pulling back?

J.D. Ney at the market research firm J.D. Power, says electric vehicles have passed the early adopter phase. (Jared Thomas/CBC)Some provinces have their own...

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