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Drivers see cheaper prices at the pump as crude oil slumps

CALGARY — Canadian drivers are enjoying cheaper gas prices heading into fall, a trend experts say could persist through the remainder of the year.As...

Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access

GENEVA (AP) — Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a...

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water from a spigot in...

China launches WTO complaint against Canada over EV, aluminum and steel tariffs

OTTAWA — China launched a complaint against Canada at the World Trade Organization on Friday over recently announced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum...

Héroux-Devtek shareholders vote to approve Platinum Equity Advisors deal

MONTREAL — Shareholders of Héroux-Devtek Inc. have voted to approve a deal that will see the company acquired by a U.S. private equity firm.The...

US Gulf Coast-bound fuel oil cargoes hit 5-yr low as refinery demand weakens

By Georgina McCartneyHOUSTON (Reuters) - Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month,...

Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform

By Zaheer Kachwala(Reuters) - Roblox will roll out paid videogames on its platform and allow developers to sell physical merchandise through their created games,...

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons...

Recent immigrants shut out of strong wage growth as unemployment rises in Canada

OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August — reaching 6.6 per cent — as the job market slowdown hits workers...

Layoffs are on the rise: What economists say about the latest jobs numbers

Canada’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 per cent in August as the economy was unable to generate enough jobs to keep...

Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the...

Nova Scotia proposes two-year extension to five per cent rent cap until end of 2027

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is proposing to extend its five per cent cap on rent increases another two years.Service Nova Scotia Minister...

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