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CALGARY — The approvals process for major projects in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ continues to be slow and cumbersome under revamped environmental assessment legislation, according to a new report.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,615.10, down 21.44 points): Manulife Financial Corporation. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up eight cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $26.83 on 11.

TORONTO — Weakness in energy stocks drove sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index to dip on Monday, while U.S. stock markets also fell to start the trading week. Stephen Duench, vice-president and portfolio manager for AGF Investments Inc.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Monday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit as early as June 1, if the body does not raise or suspend the debt limit before then.

NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. businesses might be able to secure bank deposit insurance for accounts holding more than $250,000 if Congress agrees with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street as investors braced for what they hope will be the last hike to interest rates for a long time. The S&P 500 closed virtually unchanged Monday as the latest historic U.S.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's electric utility imposed a moratorium on providing new service to cryptocurrency mining operations last year, saying it was concerned about its ability to meet the increasing demands from the power-hungry sector.

HALIFAX — A weekend fire at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine has resulted in a precautionary halt placed on the underground operation by provincial safety officials.

MONTREAL — Cargo volumes at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s largest port fell by three per cent last year as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown.