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US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs. U.S.
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Bank of England cuts key UK interest rate to 4.50% as economy stagnates

Bank of England cuts key UK interest rate to 4.50% as economy stagnates

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months with the British economy struggling to post any meaningful growth.
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Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.
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Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the few remaining US industrial conglomerates, will split into three companies

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.
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U.S. not treated well by Canada? 'Come From Away' director says that's a cruel lie

U.S. not treated well by Canada? 'Come From Away' director says that's a cruel lie

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — U.S. President Donald Trump's targeting of Canada has left people feeling hurt and betrayed in central Newfoundland, where on Sept.
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Higher costs, admin nightmare: Businesses fret over end of de minimis exemption

Higher costs, admin nightmare: Businesses fret over end of de minimis exemption

When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods last week, organic snack foods company Made with Local stopped accepting orders from customers south of the border. The Dartmouth, N.S.
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Encampments, disability payments, highway tolls: Ontario parties talk affordability

Encampments, disability payments, highway tolls: Ontario parties talk affordability

Ontario's main political parties pivoted to affordability measures Wednesday, as the threat of U.S. tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail.
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California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber, despite tariff threat

California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber, despite tariff threat

California homebuilders say they have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber, even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs, as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
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Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl

Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are promising to crack down on "fentanyl kingpins" by bringing in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of the drug.
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Suncor Energy earns $818 million in fourth quarter, upstream production rises

Suncor Energy earns $818 million in fourth quarter, upstream production rises

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $818 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from $2.82 billion a year earlier, as it saw upstream production rise.
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