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Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett joins AFC Toronto on season-long loan

Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett joins AFC Toronto on season-long loan

TORONTO — AFC Toronto added an important midfield piece Friday, acquiring Canadian international Victoria Pickett from the NWSL's North Carolina Courage on a season-long loan. The 28-year-old from Barrie, Ont.
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Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures

Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even as inflation is cooling in fits and starts.
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Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected

Google payments for news organizations to begin later than expected

OTTAWA — The organization administering the $100 million Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act says the payments will begin later than first expected.
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New Brunswick must adapt in face of U.S. tariff threats: premier

New Brunswick must adapt in face of U.S. tariff threats: premier

FREDERICTON — Premier Susan Holt warned that New Brunswick faces "serious headwinds" if the United States imposes tariffs but promised to hold the line and meet the targets her government has set out for itself.
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Price increases, new partners on the table as Canadian businesses prepare for tariffs

Price increases, new partners on the table as Canadian businesses prepare for tariffs

TORONTO — Jessica Miao has been stressed out since November, when U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.
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Grocery bills are set to rise as annual price freeze ends. Here's how it works

Grocery bills are set to rise as annual price freeze ends. Here's how it works

This February, Canadians will notice some prices at the grocery store creep higher. Around the end of January, an annual industry-wide freeze by grocers on prices from suppliers comes to an end.
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Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

ARLINGTON, Va.
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Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

ARLINGTON, Va.
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CN can withstand Trump tariff threats, CEO says — but analysts stress uncertainty

CN can withstand Trump tariff threats, CEO says — but analysts stress uncertainty

MONTREAL — After a tough 2024 that saw profits drop 21 per cent, the head of Canadian National Railway Co. said the new year is looking brighter — even if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his tariff threat.
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Parks Canada says 300 or more interim housing units for Jasper on the way

Parks Canada says 300 or more interim housing units for Jasper on the way

JASPER, ALTA. — Parks Canada plans to set up 300 or more interim housing units for residents displaced by last year's wildfire in Jasper, Alta., by the end of February.
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