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Reality TV's Chrisleys get hefty sentences in fraud case

Reality TV's Chrisleys get hefty sentences in fraud case

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion . U.S.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,977.13, down 3.78): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 28 cents, or 1.19 per cent, to $23.29 on 26 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite barely budges at the close, U.S. markets slip

S&P/TSX composite barely budges at the close, U.S. markets slip

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index barely slipped Monday, while markets in the U.S., especially the Nasdaq, were down more as tech stocks fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 3.78 points at 19,977.13.
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Quebecor saw opportunity to expand footprint when Rogers-Shaw deal was announced

Quebecor saw opportunity to expand footprint when Rogers-Shaw deal was announced

OTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. saw an opportunity for Videotron Ltd. to expand its footprint nationally when Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. was announced in March 2021.
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P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.
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Stocks end lower on Wall Street as tech weighs down Nasdaq

Stocks end lower on Wall Street as tech weighs down Nasdaq

NEW YORK — Stocks ended lower on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday, while drops in tech companies helped pull the Nasdaq down 1.1%.
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Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

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Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

Bob Dylan publisher sorry for $600 book's replica autographs

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan's publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” acknowledging that the allegedly “hand-signed” copies were not individually inscribed.
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Crude oil tumbles on report that OPEC plus could hike production

Crude oil tumbles on report that OPEC plus could hike production

CALGARY — Crude oil prices slumped to a 10-month low Monday morning before rebounding at midday, adding to the volatility that has dogged the Canadian energy sector recently.
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Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain

TORONTO — Mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by Smith Financial Corp. in a deal that values the company at $1.7 billion as the sector feels the strain from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.
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