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Groups call for better co-ordination of securities rules across provinces

Groups call for better co-ordination of securities rules across provinces

TORONTO — The time is ripe to finally push through unified securities rules across Canada's fragmented regulatory landscape, say investment professionals.
Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over a data breach in 2009 that allegedly compromised thousands of employees' personal information that ended up being sold on the dark web.
Cohere asks U.S. court to toss complaint from media alleging copyright infringement

Cohere asks U.S. court to toss complaint from media alleging copyright infringement

TORONTO — Cohere is asking a U.S. court to throw out complaints from media outlets that have accused the artificial intelligence company of infringing on their copyright.
Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast

Canadians warned to prepare for hurricanes regardless of how many storms are forecast

HALIFAX — As the Atlantic hurricane season is about to start, a senior Environment Canada meteorologist says experts are predicting another active year for tropical storms.
N.B.'s 3-member panel won't rule out sale of debt-laden power utility

N.B.'s 3-member panel won't rule out sale of debt-laden power utility

FREDERICTON — A three-person team who will lead a review of New Brunswick's debt-laden public power utility says "nothing is off the table" when it comes to finding solutions.
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on smart phones as his trade war intensifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on smart phones unless those products are made in America .
Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

MONTREAL — Each morning, travellers and cargo take off from Montreal’s Trudeau airport for a 1,600-kilometre flight to Puvirnituq in northern Quebec aboard a nearly 50-year-old Air Inuit plane.
Calgary woman dies after being run over in Wendy's drive-thru: police

Calgary woman dies after being run over in Wendy's drive-thru: police

CALGARY — Police say a woman has died after she was run over in a Calgary restaurant drive-thru. Officers say the woman in her 70s was walking across a Wendy's drive-thru lane Thursday, when it's believed she tripped and fell.
Ontario to require defibrillators on construction sites

Ontario to require defibrillators on construction sites

Ontario is planning to require certain construction sites to have automatic external defibrillators.