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Tory MPs backed communities seeking Liberal housing fund Poilievre vows to cut

Tory MPs backed communities seeking Liberal housing fund Poilievre vows to cut

OTTAWA — Five Conservative MPs have written letters to the Liberal housing minister asking him to grant their communities funding from a program that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre this week called disastrous and promised to cancel.
US economy grew at a solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending

US economy grew at a solid 2.8% pace last quarter on strength of consumer spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates.
UK Treasury chief unveils budget with $50 billion in tax hikes, promising greater investment

UK Treasury chief unveils budget with $50 billion in tax hikes, promising greater investment

LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves told lawmakers Wednesday that taxes will rise by 40 billion pounds ($52 billion) in order to plug a hole in the public finances and investment projects to boost growth.
Canada Post presents latest contract offer to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Canada Post presents latest contract offer to Canadian Union of Postal Workers

OTTAWA — Canada Post has presented its latest contract offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a bid to reach a new deal without a labour disruption. The new proposal includes annual wage increases amounting to 11.5 per cent over four years.
Apparel retailers like Arc'teryx see in-store repair centres as 'the future'

Apparel retailers like Arc'teryx see in-store repair centres as 'the future'

TORONTO — In a nook of the gleaming new Arc'teryx store on Toronto's Bloor Street West, Jesse Chan and Yamel Zacarias rifled through a rack of jackets most would consider misfits one October afternoon.
Ontario to table 'ambitious' economic update, Doug Ford says

Ontario to table 'ambitious' economic update, Doug Ford says

TORONTO — Ontario's finance minister is set to table his fall economic statement today, which the premier says is an ambitious plan to build highways, hospitals and homes.
AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker

AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence will be able to beat humans at cyber offence by the end of the decade, predicted the keynote speaker at a series of lectures hosted by computer science luminary Geoffrey Hinton this week.
Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair

Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.
Precision Drilling sees third-quarter profits rise on stronger Canadian rig demand

Precision Drilling sees third-quarter profits rise on stronger Canadian rig demand

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says it earned $39 million in the third quarter of 2024, nearly double what it earned in the same time period last year. Canada's largest oil-and-gas drilling rig company says the profit works out to $2.
Alberta Premier Smith says lower-than-forecast oil prices could mean budget deficit

Alberta Premier Smith says lower-than-forecast oil prices could mean budget deficit

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a potential budget deficit next year is not off the table as oil prices sit below what was projected.