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Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 3.4%, but forecasters still expect July rate hike

Canada’s inflation rate tumbles to 3.4%, but forecasters still expect July rate hike

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate tumbled in May as price shocks caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been mostly absorbed, but economists are still expecting the Bank of Canada to move ahead with another rate hike next month.
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How to protect yourself from credit card fraud — and what to do when it’s too late

How to protect yourself from credit card fraud — and what to do when it’s too late

Young Canadians are increasingly the targets of financial fraud, experts say, as the age group most comfortable with buying products online is likewise most exposed to risk.
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Eni chief executive says plan for pipeline to move gas to Cyprus 'part of our discussion'

Eni chief executive says plan for pipeline to move gas to Cyprus 'part of our discussion'

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The chief executive of energy company Eni said Tuesday that Cyprus-Israeli plans for a pipeline to move offshore natural gas from the two countries to Cyprus is “part of our discussion” with the Cypriot government.
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Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at Collision tech conference in Toronto

Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at Collision tech conference in Toronto

TORONTO — When the Collision tech conference got underway in Toronto on Tuesday, there were two words that dominated discussions across the Enercare Centre: artificial intelligence.
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Brookfield makes takeover offer for American Equity Investment Life Holding

Brookfield makes takeover offer for American Equity Investment Life Holding

TORONTO — Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. has made a stock-and-cash offer to buy American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. (AEL) that values the company at US$4.3 billion.
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Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog

Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that a "combination of negligence and misconduct" enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while he was awaiting trial on sex traffickin
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Here's a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.
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Here's a list May inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list May inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.4 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.7 per cent (3.5) — Prince Edward Island: 0.
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Thomson Reuters buying legal AI technology firm Casetext for US$650 million

Thomson Reuters buying legal AI technology firm Casetext for US$650 million

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. has signed a deal to buy Casetext, which uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to build technology for lawyers. It is paying US$650 million in cash for the California-based company.
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Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud after pleading guilty in German automaker's diesel emissions scandal

Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud after pleading guilty in German automaker's diesel emissions scandal

BERLIN (AP) — A German court found ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler guilty of fraud in connection with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal Tuesday, making him the highest-ranking executive convicted over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the
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