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Stock market today: Wall Street dips as energy stocks, Home Depot weigh

Stock market today: Wall Street dips as energy stocks, Home Depot weigh

NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks fell on Wall Street after Home Depot warned of flagging sales, the latest discouraging signal for an economy under pressure. The S&P 500 lost 0.
Biden cancels planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

Biden cancels planned visit to Australia, Papua New Guinea to focus on debt limit talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is curtailing his upcoming trip to the Indo-Pacific, scrapping what was to be a historic stop in Papua New Guinea as well as a visit to a Australia for gathering with fellow leaders of the so-called Quad partners
Rent, mortgage interest helped drive inflation higher in April: Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Rent, mortgage interest helped drive inflation higher in April: Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

OTTAWA — The first increase in annual inflation since its June 2022 peak was driven in part by higher mortgage interest costs and higher rent prices, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ said Tuesday. Mortgage interest costs were up 28.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program

VANCOUVER — Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people who have registered for self-exclusion.
Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent in March

Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent in March

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $72.3 billion in March, boosted by gains in the motor vehicle, aerospace product and parts, and primary metal industries. The increase followed a drop of 3.
Alberta UCP says NDP economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee

Alberta UCP says NDP economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee

CALGARY — The United Conservative Party says the NDP's economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee Alberta.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 'extremely concerned' about fate of Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin, embassy says

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 'extremely concerned' about fate of Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin, embassy says

WASHINGTON — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is "extremely concerned" about the potential fate of the Line 5 pipeline, emissaries warned Tuesday in advance of a Wisconsin court hearing that threatens to shut down what they call a vital cross-border oil and gas corridor.
Annual inflation rate edged up in April, raises chances of higher interest rates

Annual inflation rate edged up in April, raises chances of higher interest rates

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation rose in April for the first time since it peaked in June last year, a move some economists say will test the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s decision to pause hiking interest rates if the economy does not cool as expected later
Ottawa taps former MTA executive as new president and CEO of Via Rail

Ottawa taps former MTA executive as new president and CEO of Via Rail

Ottawa has appointed Mario Péloquin as the new president and CEO of Via Rail sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Inc., effective June 12. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Péloquin will serve a five-year term at the helm of the Crown corporation. Péloquin replaces Martin R.
Retail sales up 0.4% in April, buoyed by solid job market and declining prices in some areas

Retail sales up 0.4% in April, buoyed by solid job market and declining prices in some areas

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending modestly in April, spending money online and dining out, buoyed by a solid job market and a retreat in prices for some things.