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OTTAWA — Economists expect the annual pace of inflation topped three per cent for the first time since 2023 in April as Statistics Canada's consumer price index reflects the full weight of the Iran war...

Rosy outlooks for Canada's real estate sector at the start of this year rested on hopes of a fruitful spring market that experts say has yet to fully bloom. While data from local real estate boards...

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican said Saturday, as he gears up to release his first encyclical that is expected to emphasize the need...

NEW YORK (AP) — North America’s largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves...

PEA RIDGE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart and Amazon are racing to speed up online order deliveries in rural areas of the U.S., a rich source of untapped sales that major retailers long wrote off as too sparsely...

The Alberta and federal governments have tied up one of the last remaining loose threads hanging from the energy accord they signed late last year. The memorandum of understanding included a goal to...

MONTREAL — Transat AT Inc. says high jet fuel prices added $70 million in additional costs for March and April compared with the same months last year. The travel company says fuel surcharges have...

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose three per cent in March to $73.6 billion, the highest level since January last year, boosted by higher energy prices. The agency says sales...