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Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

OTTAWA — Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 and Aug. 1.
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How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

How Canada is responding to the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump introduced 25 per cent tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum on March 12, and doubled the levies to 50 per cent in early June. The Canadian government has responded with a number of measures.
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S&P/TSX composite nearly 100 points higher, U.S. markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite nearly 100 points higher, U.S. markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points to finish trading on Wednesday, helped by gains in the tech sector, while U.S. markets also rose following a broad reversal. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 98.83 points at 27,152.
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Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations

Trial opens against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other leaders over Facebook privacy violations

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Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10-billion transformation over next decade

Montreal's Trudeau airport to undergo $10-billion transformation over next decade

MONTRÉAL — The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and surrounding area is set to undergo a $10-billion transformation over the next decade.
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Survey suggests some Manitobans support higher hydro rates and appliance use at night

Survey suggests some Manitobans support higher hydro rates and appliance use at night

WINNIPEG — Some Manitobans appear willing to pay higher electricity rates and shift their energy use to nighttime, an opinion poll commissioned by Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro suggests.
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Stocks bounce back after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll try to fire Fed chair Powell

Stocks bounce back after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll try to fire Fed chair Powell

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 added 0.
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Wind change causes smoky conditions over N.L. wildfire, halting use of water bombers

Wind change causes smoky conditions over N.L. wildfire, halting use of water bombers

ST. JOHN'S — Water bombers have been forced to remain on the ground in Newfoundland because of poor visibility from wildfire smoke on the Bonavista Peninsula. The province's forest fire duty officer says the fire near Jamestown, N.L.
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Three dead, two seriously injured in head-on collision in Pickering, Ont.

Three dead, two seriously injured in head-on collision in Pickering, Ont.

Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Pickering, Ont.
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Trump says he's 'highly unlikely' to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private

Trump says he's 'highly unlikely' to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell , a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismi
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