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Canada

July boost in Canadian retail sales welcome, but more rate cuts needed: analysts

Canadian retail sales edged up in July, but economists say it will take further interest rate cuts to spark lasting activity.…

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Business

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by half a percentage point

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected…

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Business

Boeing says it’s considering temporary job cuts during factory worker strike

Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory workers’…

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Health

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds

Inside a bustling unit at St. Michael’s Hospital in downtown Toronto, one of Shirley Bell’s patients was suffering from a…

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Politics

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, the third consecutive cut since June. …

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Entertainment

Daryl Hall cuts Vancouver concert short due to COVID

Rock icon and singer-songwriter Daryl Hall walked off stage after only three songs in Vancouver on Wednesday night, his set…

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Business

Daryl Hall cuts Vancouver concert short due to illness

Rock icon and singer-songwriter Daryl Hall walked off stage after only three songs in Vancouver on Wednesday night, his set…

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Nova Scotia

Journalism professor warns of cuts to come at Saltwire newspapers after Postmedia purchase

Margot Susca, assistant professor of journalism at American University in Washington, D.C., says companies like Postmedia’s majority owner, private equity…

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Business

Intel’s stock plunges as company cuts 15% of workforce, struggling to fund chipmaking business

Intel was set to erase nearly $25 billion US in stock market value on Friday in potentially its worst sell-off…

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Business

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate again, more cuts ‘reasonable’ if inflation keeps easing

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent on Wednesday, with governor Tiff Macklem saying…

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