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Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy requirement needs a rethink, critics say

Ontario's Grade 10 financial literacy requirement needs a rethink, critics say

TORONTO — Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario's already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some saying the approach may actually discourage
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Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higher

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs , but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.
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Fed governor Cook to seek court order blocking her firing by Trump

Fed governor Cook to seek court order blocking her firing by Trump

A case that could provide the Trump administration with new and expansive power over the traditionally independent Federal Reserve will get its first court hearing Friday.
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Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $3.
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Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption

Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption

NEW YORK (AP) — Low-value imports lost their duty-free status in the United States on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.
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Rodion Shchedrin, the celebrated Russian composer, has died at age 92

Rodion Shchedrin, the celebrated Russian composer, has died at age 92

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballets “Anna Karenina” and the “Carmen Suite,” has died in Germany at age of 92, Moscow's Bolshoi Theater said Friday.
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Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

Florida's once-pristine springs threatened by pollution, development and climate change

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool.
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After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

Flight attendants' defiance in the face of federal intervention meant to halt a recent strike at Air Canada could set a new precedent for work stoppages, some labour movement-watchers say.
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Laurentian Bank reports $37.5 million Q3 profit as revenue down from last year

Laurentian Bank reports $37.5 million Q3 profit as revenue down from last year

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank of Canada says it had a net income of $37.5 million in the third quarter, up from a profit of $34.1 million in the same quarter last year.
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Strathcona to purchase five per cent of MEG Energy's shares after failed takeover bid

Strathcona to purchase five per cent of MEG Energy's shares after failed takeover bid

Strathcona Resources Ltd. says it plans to expand its minority stake in MEG Energy Corp. after its bid for a hostile takeover of the company was spurned in favour of a friendly cash-and-stock purchase offer from Cenovus Energy Inc.
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