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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — If the TV remote hadn’t been invented, channel surfers and couch potatoes would have to argue about something else. Come to think of it, those surfers and potatoes might not even exist.

MONTRÉAL — The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that it's unconstitutional to deny employment insurance job loss benefits to women who recently received maternity and parental benefits.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government.

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are opening an investigation into whether Tesla’s new steering-wheel-free taxis comply with safety rules, a day after the company began offering rides in the vehicles.

Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s shares sank about 17 per cent, a day after the retailer revealed a slump in its financial performance and slashed its guidance for the year.

TORONTO — Navigating insurance can be overwhelming, experts say, as southern Ontario residents continue to pick up the pieces after a destructive storm passed through on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Economists weren't ringing any alarm bells after fresh data showed the labour market broke its hot streak with a loss of 42,000 jobs in August.

HAVANA (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises.

SAINT JOHN — Irving Oil says CEO Jeff Matthews will retire from the company on Nov. 1.