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Financials and energy sectors weigh on stocks in Toronto, U.S. markets see gains

Financials and energy sectors weigh on stocks in Toronto, U.S. markets see gains

TORONTO — It was a mixed day in markets Thursday as Canada's main stock index closed down on poor performance in the financials and energy sectors while major U.S. stock indices saw gains driven by major tech companies.
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Lululemon's chief financial officer to depart next month for new role

Lululemon's chief financial officer to depart next month for new role

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its chief financial officer will leave the company next month for a position in a different industry.
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Tribes press judge to halt US-Canada pipeline as work starts

Tribes press judge to halt US-Canada pipeline as work starts

BILLINGS, Mont.
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Most actively traded companies on the TSX

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (13,899.32, down 59.26 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down three cents, or 6.59 per cent, to 42.5 cents on 10.
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Ontario sees cannabis orders top 13,000, flurry of new customers amid COVID-19

Ontario sees cannabis orders top 13,000, flurry of new customers amid COVID-19

TORONTO — Ontario's cannabis distributor has seen online orders triple since COVID-19 started sweeping the country and prevention measures were implemented, with almost one in three orders coming from new customers.
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Is it or isn't it? Answer coming at month's end on whether we're in a recession

Is it or isn't it? Answer coming at month's end on whether we're in a recession

Everyone knows that Canada is in a deep economic slump caused by measures taken to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic — but they'll have to wait until May 1 to find out if it's officially a recession.
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WSP Global withdraws 2020 guidance amid 'uncertainty,' but retains most projects

WSP Global withdraws 2020 guidance amid 'uncertainty,' but retains most projects

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. is withdrawing its 2020 guidance due to "unprecedented uncertainty" prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WestJet to lay off 1,700 pilots as airline crisis deepens amid pandemic

WestJet to lay off 1,700 pilots as airline crisis deepens amid pandemic

WestJet Airlines Ltd. plans to lay off 1,700 pilots — three-quarters of the cockpit roster — as the company struggles with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oil and gas giant Shell targets 'net zero' emissions by 2050

Oil and gas giant Shell targets 'net zero' emissions by 2050

BERLIN — Energy company Royal Dutch Shell told investors Thursday that it aims to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050, a move that was welcomed by some climate campaigners even as others called it “corporate greenwash.
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Nova Scotia LNG project decision delayed due to market conditions, COVID-19

Nova Scotia LNG project decision delayed due to market conditions, COVID-19

CALGARY — Pieridae Energy Ltd.
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