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S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales down in January as shoppers reined in spending

Statistics Canada says retail sales down in January as shoppers reined in spending

OTTAWA — Retail sales fell 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January as sales in the auto sector moved lower, Statistics Canada said.
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Argos add veteran coaches Marshall, Shivers to round out Dinwiddie's staff

Argos add veteran coaches Marshall, Shivers to round out Dinwiddie's staff

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have added two big names to their coaching staff as they prepare to defend their Grey Cup title this season.
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Britt Lower talks Helly finding her 'fire' in ‘Severance’ Season 2 finale

Britt Lower talks Helly finding her 'fire' in ‘Severance’ Season 2 finale

TORONTO — Britt Lower’s Helly R. entered Lumon as a reluctant recruit. By the Season 2 finale of “Severance,” she’s something far more unmanageable: a revolutionary.
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OHL: Noah Morneau nets hat trick as Windsor Spitfires cruise past Sarnia Sting 5-0

WINDSOR, Ont. — Noah Morneau had a hat trick, Joey Costanzo earned a 21-save shutout and the Windsor Spitfires downed the Sarnia Sting 5-0 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.
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Avalanche use 4-goal first period to power past Senators 5-1

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon, Brock Nelson, Cale Makar and Joel Kiviranta all scored in Colorado's first-period barrage and the Avalanche cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
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Poll suggests Canadians are growing more alarmed by U.S. tariffs and aggression

Poll suggests Canadians are growing more alarmed by U.S. tariffs and aggression

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians are feeling increasingly alarmed by U.S. tariffs, President Donald Trump and American economic aggression.
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Experts say early report suggests Delta plane descended too fast before Toronto crash

Experts say early report suggests Delta plane descended too fast before Toronto crash

TORONTO — Aviation experts say a preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport suggests the aircraft came down at a high speed and touched down hard enough to break its landing gear.
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Liberals vow to cut GST for first-time homebuyers purchasing homes for $1M or less

Liberals vow to cut GST for first-time homebuyers purchasing homes for $1M or less

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers who purchase a home with a sale price at or below $1 million.
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Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who
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