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Passenger trips to take longer in Ontario and Quebec after CN rule change: Via Rail

Passenger trips to take longer in Ontario and Quebec after CN rule change: Via Rail

MONTREAL — Passengers riding on Via Rail's most heavily travelled corridor may endure a slower trip after Canadian National Railway Co. imposed restrictions on Via's new trains.
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S&P/TSX composite index rises more than 100 points Thursday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite index rises more than 100 points Thursday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 100 points Thursday, led by gains in energy stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. Tech stocks in the U.S. got a boost earlier in the day after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
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Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed even as the Dow ekes out another record

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed even as the Dow ekes out another record

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ended on a mixed note following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum. The S&P 500 closed little changed Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.
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N.S. minister fears deposit won't cover removal of bankrupt tidal firm's moorings

N.S. minister fears deposit won't cover removal of bankrupt tidal firm's moorings

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the cost of removing huge moorings abandoned in the harbour entrance of a Bay of Fundy community likely won't be covered by a deposit left by a bankrupt tidal energy firm.
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Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google's translation service, the first time the tech giant has included a First Nations, Métis or Inuit language spoken in Canada on its platform.
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'Significant overreach': Cities slam Ontario on bike lanes as Ford vows to go further

'Significant overreach': Cities slam Ontario on bike lanes as Ford vows to go further

TORONTO — Upcoming legislation that would require cities to get provincial approval for some bike lanes is a "significant overreach" of power, Ontario municipalities say, while Premier Doug Ford vowed Thursday to go even further and remove existing l
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Hot Docs announces gradual return of programming, next year's film festival dates

Hot Docs announces gradual return of programming, next year's film festival dates

TORONTO — Hot Docs says it will gradually resume programming in early December and host another edition of Canada’s largest documentary film festival next spring, after months of restructuring and cost-cutting.
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New Brunswick election: Greens and Liberals make pledges about housing affordability

New Brunswick election: Greens and Liberals make pledges about housing affordability

FREDERICTON — The high cost of housing was at the centre of the New Brunswick election campaign on Thursday. Both the Liberals and the Greens announced plans to make housing more affordable if they are elected to govern on Monday.
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European Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again

European Central Bank, seeing no signs of recession, cuts interest rates again

LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, does not expect the bloc to slide into recession as it cut borrowing costs once again Thursday in the wake of recent data showing infl
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to the highest level in 8 weeks

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises to the highest level in 8 weeks

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the third week in a row, reaching its highest level in eight weeks. The rate rose to 6.44% from 6.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.
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