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Competition Bureau challenging Keyera deal with Plains All American Pipeline

CALGARY — The Competition Bureau is challenging Keyera Corp.’s proposed deal to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids business of Plains All American Pipeline LP. The regulator says the proposed transaction...

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Collapse of Spirit Airlines a ‘warning’ for budget carriers in Canada

MONTREAL — The demise of Spirit Airlines in the U.S. serves as a warning to smaller carriers north of the border that are beleaguered by high fuel costs and low demand for travel to America. After two...

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New Brunswick should enshrine into law the right to clean water, says lawyer

FREDERICTON — An environmental lawyer is calling for New Brunswick to enshrine into law the right to clean water. Richelle Martin with East Coast Environmental Law told a legislature committee today...

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United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are responding to new Iranian missile and drone attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Arab Emirates says its air defenses are responding to new Iranian missile and drone attacks. The Associated Press

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Trump's drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump’s deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other...

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U.S. job openings were unchanged at 6.9 million in March but hiring improved

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings were essentially unchanged in March but hiring improved before the full impact of the Iran war hit the economy. Employers posted 6.87 million jobs in...

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Trump's drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries...

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Gold mining company's plan to process leftover ore is approved

The Nova Scotia government has given a mining company approval to process stockpiled ore at the idled Touquoy gold mine about 65 kilometres east of Halifax. Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia was granted industrial...

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Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for March, first since September 2025

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $1.8 billion in March, the first trade surplus since September. The agency says the result compared with a deficit of...

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Canada posts merchandise trade surplus for March, first since September 2025

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $1.8 billion in March, the first trade surplus since September. The agency says the result compared with a deficit of...

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