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Atlantic airports resume operations after hurricane Fiona triggers cancellations

Atlantic airports resume operations after hurricane Fiona triggers cancellations

HALIFAX — Airports in Atlantic Canada are resuming operations after hurricane Fiona stopped most flights in and out of the region over the weekend. WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell says flights to and from Charlottetown Airport in P.E.I.
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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 (18,327.04, down 153.94 points) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:ABX). Energy. Down 36 cents, or 0.97 per cent, to $36.59 on 25.4 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite index down on widespread losses, U.S. stocks also down

S&P/TSX composite index down on widespread losses, U.S. stocks also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended down Monday on widespread losses driven by rising concerns about economic growth that also pushed U.S. markets lower.
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Travel restrictions removed as medical professionals reiterate the risk of COVID-19

Travel restrictions removed as medical professionals reiterate the risk of COVID-19

The removal of mask mandates and vaccine requirements has medical professionals and front-line workers reiterating that COVID-19 is still a threat. The federal government announced on Monday that starting Oct.
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Atlantic Canada's economy likely to take big hit from post-tropical storm Fiona

Atlantic Canada's economy likely to take big hit from post-tropical storm Fiona

HALIFAX — While the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona is still being assessed across Atlantic Canada, it’s become clear the economic fallout will be substantial for some parts of the region. Elmwood, P.E.I.
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Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden

Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he revealed highly classified U.S.
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Development bank fires director after ethics probe

Development bank fires director after ethics probe

MIAMI (AP) — Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank have voted to fire its president, Mauricio Claver-Carone, after an ethics investigation found he carried on a relationship with a subordinate, a person familiar with the vote told The Asso
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Office safety concerns grow as border restrictions ease, possible COVID-19 wave looms

Office safety concerns grow as border restrictions ease, possible COVID-19 wave looms

Some Canadian workers are raising concerns about a full return to office and work travel as Ottawa lifts all remaining border restrictions and experts warn of a potentially large wave of new COVID-19 cases this fall.
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OECD: War in Ukraine to drag on global economy into 2023

OECD: War in Ukraine to drag on global economy into 2023

PARIS (AP) — Russia's war in Ukraine and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are dragging down global economic growth more than expected and driving up inflation that will stay high into next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation
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Scotiabank's new CEO choice 'anomalous but clever': governance expert

Scotiabank's new CEO choice 'anomalous but clever': governance expert

TORONTO — As Scotiabank prepares for a leadership change, one governance expert calls its move to appoint a relative outsider to its top job "anomalous but clever.
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