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Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days

NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court...

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Middle East conflict could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains: experts

OTTAWA — Analysts are warning the conflict in the Middle East could drive up costs across Canada's supply chains and compound price pressures at the grocery store in the weeks to come. Global oil...

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Competition Bureau clears EQB's deal to buy PC Financial from Loblaw

TORONTO — The Competition Bureau has cleared EQB Inc.'s proposed acquisition of PC Financial. EQB Inc. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. say the bureau's approval represents an important regulatory milestone for...

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Chartered flights and buses helping move Canadians in the Middle East: minister

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a chartered flight is scheduled to leave from Dubai to Istanbul Saturday, carrying 180 Canadians exiting the Middle East war zone. Anand says the...

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A year after HBC's collapse, some reimagined spaces — and a lot of vacant stores

Four days before Christmas, shoppers lined up around the Bay Centre in Victoria, B.C., where a corner of the mall had been transformed into a scene reminiscent of a London high street. In the windows,...

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Ottawa office market experts left in the dark over feds' return-to-work needs

OTTAWA — Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office. Landlords and office...

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Dow drops 900 after oil prices jump to highest in nearly 2 years and data show a slowing US economy

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after getting a whiff of a worst-case scenario for financial markets: a weakening economy combined with high inflation. The S&P 500 dropped...

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Trump rules out talks absent Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as Israel strikes Lebanon

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to rule out talks with Iran absent its “unconditional surrender.” Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut and Tehran as...

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Mexico and US will start talks March 16 on reviewing their free trade agreement

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the U.S. said Thursday they will start talks March 16 ahead of a review of the free trade agreement that has shaped both economies and kept some of their commerce steady...

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Carney to cap Indo-Pacific trip with Tokyo visit focused on trade, security

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Japan for a brief visit to one of Canada's closest partner countries as he wraps up a trip across the Indo-Pacific. "The trip is long overdue, given...

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