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Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet after shifting Indigenous identity claims
Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet after shifting Indigenous identity claims

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP's shifting claims of Indigenous...

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McCain, Cavendish Farms named in U.S. class-actions alleging 'potato cartel'
McCain, Cavendish Farms named in U.S. class-actions alleging 'potato cartel'

The heat has been turned up on two Canadian frozen-potato giants who have been named in separate price-fixing lawsuits south of the border. McCain Foods Ltd. and Cavendish Farms are among those accused...

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Competition Bureau investigating Leon's, The Brick for alleged deceptive marketing
Competition Bureau investigating Leon's, The Brick for alleged deceptive marketing

The Competition Bureau has obtained a court order in an investigation centering around whether Leon's Furniture Ltd. and its subsidiary The Brick deceptively marketed their products. The competition watchdog...

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Metro reports $219.9M fourth-quarter profit as 'transition year' comes to a close
Metro reports $219.9M fourth-quarter profit as 'transition year' comes to a close

Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro Inc. ended its "transition year" with fourth-quarter earnings of $219.9 million, with an almost $1-billion supply chain transformation in the rearview mirror and plans...

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Rogers Sports and Media cuts a 'few dozen' jobs in its audio business
Rogers Sports and Media cuts a 'few dozen' jobs in its audio business

TORONTO — Rogers Sports and Media has cut a "few dozen" jobs in its audio business amid what it describes as an unpredictable advertising market that has led to declining revenue. The company said Wednesday...

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Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'
Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'

VANCOUVER — Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet, B.C., were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called "bomb cyclone" taking shape off Vancouver Island — not for safety reasons, but because...

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With Trump headed to White House, Canada has its eyes on Chinese investment in Mexico
With Trump headed to White House, Canada has its eyes on Chinese investment in Mexico

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday she shares the "legitimate" concerns of U.S. officials about Mexico becoming a back door for China to wedge its way into the North American...
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump...
Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller
Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the pretrial seizure of two Montreal-area houses belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits...
A ‘lot of ground’ remains between Canada Post, workers as strike talks progress
A ‘lot of ground’ remains between Canada Post, workers as strike talks progress

MONTREAL — Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide...