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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down in January as auto sector slips

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell in January as the motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector stepped back. The agency says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum,...

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Iran's supreme leader says attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader says attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. The Associated Press

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Iran's supreme leader says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's supreme leader says that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used. The Associated Press

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as war with US and Israel rages

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issues first statement as war with US and Israel rages. The Associated Press

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StatCan reports merchandise trade deficit $3.6B in January

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade deficit increased to $3.6 billion in January as exports of motor vehicles and parts fell to their lowest level since September 2021. The...

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Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday. ...

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Is Atlanta still the ‘Hollywood of the South’? A film boomtown faces a test

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he’s on food stamps. The 48-year-old digital imaging technician moved from...

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More than 200,000 households in Quebec without power following ice storm

MONTREAL — Quebec's hydro utility is reporting more than 200,000 households are without electricity, following a winter storm that struck Central Canada. The severe weather brought large quantities of...

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Ships identify themselves as Chinese around Strait of Hormuz during Iran war to avoid attacks

HONG KONG (AP) — Some commercial ships near or in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf have declared themselves as China-linked since the Iran war began, marine traffic data show, as their operators...

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Sobeys parent company Empire reports $385M Q3 loss, sales up from year ago

STELLARTON — Empire Co. Ltd. reported a loss of $385 million in its latest quarter, hit by one-time costs related to the closing of its Voilà grocery delivery facilities in Alberta and pausing the online...

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