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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump , including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite

Canada's convenience store giant backed away from a blockbuster bid set to dramatically expanded its convenience store empire, when it pulled its proposal to buy the parent company of rival 7-Eleven on Wednesday.

Almost one year after it began its pursuit of 7-Eleven's parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing from negotiations due to an alleged lack of engagement from its acquisition target. The Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points to finish trading on Wednesday, helped by gains in the tech sector, while U.S. markets also rose following a broad reversal. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 98.83 points at 27,152.

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WINNIPEG — Some Manitobans appear willing to pay higher electricity rates and shift their energy use to nighttime, an opinion poll commissioned by Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro suggests.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 added 0.

ST. JOHN'S — Water bombers have been forced to remain on the ground in Newfoundland because of poor visibility from wildfire smoke on the Bonavista Peninsula. The province's forest fire duty officer says the fire near Jamestown, N.L.

Three people were killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Pickering, Ont.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was “highly unlikely” to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell , a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favor of dismi