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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX.
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Companies take stock of rail shutdown's hit to economy — and bottom lines

Companies take stock of rail shutdown's hit to economy — and bottom lines

The economic fallout of the country's rail shutdown is set to come into focus this week, as shippers and producers take stock of delays and losses.
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Rising workplace stress levels make way for new job description: the 'burnout coach'

Rising workplace stress levels make way for new job description: the 'burnout coach'

Jana Cook has suffered from burnout twice in her professional career.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX.
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Nova Scotia's Andy Hines lands J Balvin for film adaptation of his own music video

Nova Scotia's Andy Hines lands J Balvin for film adaptation of his own music video

TORONTO — Grammy-nominated Canadian music video creator Andy Hines says he hopes his feature film directorial debut could be the first of several music videos adapted into big-screen stories.
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S&P/TSX composite up nearly 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher

S&P/TSX composite up nearly 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost 250 points Friday on broad-based strength, while U.S. stock markets also rose as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies toward records after Fed says 'time has come' for rate cuts

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied closer to their records after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy.
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Fears for B.C. grain harvest, commuter train still suspended, amid rail disruption

Fears for B.C. grain harvest, commuter train still suspended, amid rail disruption

British Columbia grain producers are closely watching developments in the nationwide railway dispute triggered on Wednesday night, saying its impacts could soon spread beyond farmers to producers of food and beer. Canadian National Railway Co.
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