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National home sales rise as long-awaited boost 'seems to have finally arrived': CREA

National home sales rise as long-awaited boost 'seems to have finally arrived': CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July rose 6.6 per cent compared with a year ago, continuing an upward trend after the market had slowed in previous months. Home sales rose 3.
Air Canada, flight attendants enter final day before strike deadline

Air Canada, flight attendants enter final day before strike deadline

It's the final day before a potential work stoppage could ground all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights. More than 10,000 flight attendants are poised to walk off the job around 1 a.m.
Canada Post and union set to meet, two weeks after workers rejected contract

Canada Post and union set to meet, two weeks after workers rejected contract

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers are set to head back to the bargaining table today.
U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

OTTAWA — The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada’s Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada — which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian.
Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Janelle Powell and her husband went to their local library branch for an electric saw and grabbed a pasta maker while they were at it. The Markham, Ont.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

PORTLAND, Ore.
Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has set his sights on Canada's electric vehicle mandate, pledging Thursday that his party will embark on a national campaign to push the Liberal government to scrap the policy he's dubbed the "Carney tax.
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action

Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action

REGINA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's considering measures to support farmers hit by a steep Chinese tariff on canola seed that came into force Thursday.
Air Canada, flight attendants offer competing narratives ahead of strike deadline

Air Canada, flight attendants offer competing narratives ahead of strike deadline

A demonstration by more than a dozen members of the union representing Air Canada's flight attendants prompted the airline to shut down a press conference on Thursday as tensions between the two sides continue to mount ahead of a weekend work stoppag
Tech stocks drive S&P/TSX composite lower, U.S. markets flat amid hot macro data

Tech stocks drive S&P/TSX composite lower, U.S. markets flat amid hot macro data

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the technology sector, while U.S. markets were mostly flat as markets digested U.S. wholesale inflation data.
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