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Shorter holiday shopping season ups pressure on retailers and consumers

Shorter holiday shopping season ups pressure on retailers and consumers

91Ô­´´s waiting for Black Friday to kick-start their holiday shopping have less time to pick up gifts. There are five fewer days between Black Friday on Nov. 29 and Christmas Eve because U.S. Thanksgiving is later this year.
DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania

DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital. The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport.
Second Cup dumps Jewish General Hospital franchisee over video with 'hateful remarks'

Second Cup dumps Jewish General Hospital franchisee over video with 'hateful remarks'

MONTREAL — Second Cup Canada is cutting ties with a franchisee operating at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital who was allegedly filmed making hateful and antisemitic comments during a protest in the city last week.
How public funds are being used to lure private dollars in race for climate financing

How public funds are being used to lure private dollars in race for climate financing

TORONTO — The trillion-dollar question these days is where the huge sums of money needed to address climate change are going to come from, especially for developing countries.
Five things to watch for in the 91Ô­´´ business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the 91Ô­´´ business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the 91Ô­´´ business world in the coming week: Postal strike A strike by about 55,000 workers at Canada Post heads into its second week ahead of the key holiday season.
'It's an optimistic space:' Inside Toronto's new drug withdrawal centre

'It's an optimistic space:' Inside Toronto's new drug withdrawal centre

TORONTO — Joshua Orson sits on the edge of a bed in a bright, clean room, thinking about his journey from addict to health-care worker.
Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries in a compromise deal

Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries in a compromise deal

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming in tense negotiations in th
Saint John police investigate collision between a train and car, no injuries reported

Saint John police investigate collision between a train and car, no injuries reported

Police in Saint John, N.B., are investigating a motor vehicle collision involving a train Friday afternoon. Police responded to reports of a collision between a train and vehicle near the Simms Corner intersection in Saint John at 5:36 p.m. on Nov.
Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap

Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap

Ontario's colleges and universities say the federal government's cap on international students is taking a toll on the higher education sector as some schools face growing deficits, layoffs and, in at least one case, a temporary campus closure. St.
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction , to serve as his next treasury secretary.