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CFIA fines Loblaw-owned stores for falsely promoting imported food as Canadian; Sobeys under investigation

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has begun issuing fines and launching investigations into major grocery chains accused of misleading shoppers by promoting imported food as Canadian — a move...

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Critics urge Ottawa to help Inuit resist Chinese surveillance, economic dependence

OTTAWA — The Carney government is leaving Inuit communities at risk of Chinese surveillance and economic dependence and isn't facing up to the threat China poses to the North, critics say. "Inuit communities...

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Brent crude nears $115 after Iran attacks key energy facilities in the Gulf

Global energy prices soared Thursday after Iran attacked two oil refineries in Kuwait and a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of the world’s liquified natural gas. The attacks...

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Most Canadians want to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, poll shows

Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate the use of algorithms to set prices, a new poll suggests — with half of respondents saying the practice is unfair because it can result in people...

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Canadian computer scientist Gilles Brassard co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award

A Canadian computer scientist is one of this year's recipients of a prestigious award nicknamed the Nobel Prize of computing. Université de Montréal professor Gilles Brassard has won the A.M. Turing...

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Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek to delay his state and federal trials

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione 's lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson until early next year and said they will seek...

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Greer says U.S. trade talks with Canada lagging behind those with Mexico

WASHINGTON — Trade talks with Canada ahead of the mandatory review of the continental trade pact are lagging behind those with Mexico, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday. Greer...

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Canadian ships stuck in Persian Gulf as blockade of Strait of Hormuz continues

OTTAWA — Two Canadian cargo ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf and are unable to pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz as the war in Iran continues. The Miena Desgagnés and the Rosaire A. Desgagnés...

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Concern, anger and hope simmer in Cuba after Trump calls for 'imminent action' against government

HAVANA (AP) — A mix of uncertainty, anger and hope simmered in Cuba on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump this week saying that Washington could take “imminent action” against...

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Canadian and U.S. stock markets fall amid BoC, U.S. Fed interest rate decisions

TORONTO — Canadian and U.S. stock markets fell on Wednesday amid interest rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve, with both central banks acknowledging inflationary risks...

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