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Toronto casino facing $350k fine after impromptu after-hours party on gaming floor

Toronto casino facing $350k fine after impromptu after-hours party on gaming floor

Ontario's alcohol and gaming regulator says a Toronto casino is facing a $350,000 fine after a performer hosted an impromptu party on the gaming floor following a concert marked by "widespread intoxication, disorderly behaviour" and numerous incident
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Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships

Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships

VICTORIA — A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ships, a purchase that federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying and should involve no federal funds.
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B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay

B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay

DELTA — British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken over from Hudson's Bay, the first of more than two dozen that she has her eyes on.
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BMO employees to start working four days in office similar to Scotiabank and RBC

BMO employees to start working four days in office similar to Scotiabank and RBC

TORONTO — BMO says it is moving towards four days in the office starting in the fall, joining some of its Bay Street peers.
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S&P/TSX composite gains over 180 points, U.S. stocks also rise

S&P/TSX composite gains over 180 points, U.S. stocks also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index saw gains Thursday, helped by strength in base metals stocks, while U.S. markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index finished 185.63 points higher at 26,751.95. "The TSX has been a bit up and down lately.
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Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says

Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says

OTTAWA — Ottawa is considering whether to follow in the footsteps of several European nations by forging a new defence co-production deal with Ukraine for military equipment, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday.
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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics

OTTAWA — Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States.
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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91.
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US stocks rise to the brink of a record and recover nearly all their 20% springtime drop

US stocks rise to the brink of a record and recover nearly all their 20% springtime drop

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market ran up to the edge of another record on Thursday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and is sitting just 0.05% below its all-time closing high, which was set in February.
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Alberta company at the centre of allegations on health contracts urges audit release

Alberta company at the centre of allegations on health contracts urges audit release

EDMONTON — An Alberta company swept up in allegations of government corruption says it’s being further harmed by the suppression of a report it believes could clear the name of its CEO.
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