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Google employee charged with using confidential search data to make $1.2 million on Polymarket

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than $1.2 million...

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Housing starts held back by regulatory conditions, structural factors: CMHC

OTTAWA — A new report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says regulatory conditions, along with economic and demographic structural factors, have slowed the pace of housing starts and pushed home...

7m ago

S&P/TSX composite up, U.S. stock markets mixed in late-morning trading

TORONTO — Strength in the technology and base metal sectors helped Canada's main stock index climb higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index...

57m ago

Drones hit 3 'shadow fleet' oil tankers off Turkey's Black Sea coast

ISTANBUL (AP) — Three oil tankers were attacked by drones Thursday off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, a shipping agency said. The ships all appear on Western sanctions lists as part of a “shadow...

2h ago

Bank of Canada sees financial system resilience despite global turbulence

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says the financial system has proven resilient after a turbulent year but officials at the central bank warn risks are mounting on the world stage. The bank released its annual...

57m ago

Selling your home without a Realtor saves money, but can be a demanding task

Getting rid of clutter, fixing paint chips and making your home look straight out of a lifestyle magazine is a rite of passage for homeowners planning to sell their property. But that to-do list gets a...

2h ago

Former Yemen president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dies at 80

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, the internationally recognized president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile for eight years as the country descended into civil war and...

2h ago

More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures

OTTAWA — The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the federal government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day suspension...

47m ago

More than 24,000 immigration documents could be suspended by Ebola border measures

OTTAWA — The Immigration Department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the federal government's measures to keep Ebola out of Canada. The government has announced a 90-day suspension...

47m ago

What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans

PARIS (AP) — France’s powerful lower house voted finally to scrub a fundamental slavery-era edict from French law on Thursday. After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill...

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