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'Pack your patience': Fuel shortages keeping Canadians' summer travel plans in flux

With airline tickets growing more expensive and customers facing the risk of cancelled flights, insurance experts are advising those with summer travel plans to stay on their toes. Air carriers are continuing...

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TTC, Live Nation partner up to offer free rides home from Rogers Stadium concerts this summer

Last year, an estimated 25,000 people used the TTC each night to travel to and from Rogers Stadium concerts, according to TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali.

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Toronto, GTA gas prices expected to fall 8 cents on Friday

Drivers across Toronto and the GTA will finally see some relief at the pumps heading into the weekend, with gas prices expected to fall eight cents on Friday. According to Roger McKnight, chief petroleum...

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Walmart wins over broader swath of consumers, but global uncertainty clouds outlook for retailers

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered another quarter of impressive sales with speedy deliveries and low prices becoming a strong magnet for people across the income spectrum that are spending more on almost...

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Taxi, ride-hailing drivers brace for World Cup traffic and antsy passengers

Weeks before global soccer fans are due to descend on Toronto and Vancouver for the World Cup, some Uber drivers were trying to score better working conditions during the tournament. At a routine meeting,...

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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in British Columbia mineral claims case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia's appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime...

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Feds working with City of Ottawa to ease public service transit woes: memo

OTTAWA — Officials managing the federal government's return-to-office plans are concerned about the ability of Ottawa's troubled municipal transit system to actually get public servants to their workplaces,...

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Owner of 'Peanuts' music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its catchy tunes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department...

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Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security

OTTAWA — New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's planning...

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Canadian steel companies pay millions after U.S says they didn't pay proper tariffs

WASHINGTON — Two Canadian steel companies have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations they knowingly failed to pay proper duties on flat-rolled steel manufactured in Europe and Asia, the U.S....

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