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TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. reported a profit increase last quarter that was driven by growth in Asia, while the company says it's also seeing a boost from its push into artificial intelligence.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000 for the week of Nov. 2.

TORONTO — Hundreds of people will lose access to supervised consumption sites in Toronto when the province closes five of them next year, which will likely mean more public drug use and more overdoses, a new study suggests.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Goose Holdings Inc. trimmed its financial guidance as it reported its second-quarter revenue fell compared with a year ago, thanks in part to weaker consumer confidence.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp.'s Southeast Gateway pipeline project in Mexico is on track to come in 11 per cent below budget and should be operational no later than mid-2025, the Calgary-based company said Thursday.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported a third-quarter profit of US$483 million, up from US$368 million a year ago as its revenue rose 18 per cent. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. executives are seeing early signs that consumers could soon ease up on the careful shopping habits they adopted to cope with inflation, but their outlook on the economy is still far from rosy.

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75% on Thursday after inflation across the U.K.

TORONTO — Hannah Logan didn't expect to wind up in the hospital, or face a pricey bill for X-rays and medication when she travelled to Bosnia over a decade ago.

SASKATOON, Sask. — Cameco Corp. increased its annual dividend as it reported a third-quarter profit attributable to equity holders of $7 million, down from $148 million a year ago.