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DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — Harsh Thaker hit an unbeaten 111 for his maiden one-day international century as Canada defeated the United Arab Emirates by eight runs in a rain-shortened match Tuesday to record its third straight victory in ICC C

OTTAWA — Women in corporate leadership still face barriers, with significant gaps in business ownership, representation and compensation, said the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts added Drew Tate to their coaching staff Tuesday as an offensive assistant. Tate, a former CFL quarterback, spent last season coaching receivers with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

OTTAWA — A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He was 84.

MONTREAL — A man in his 70s has died after he was shot at least once outside a restaurant in Montreal's St-Laurent borough Monday evening. Montreal police confirmed today the death is the seventh murder on their territory this year.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend by 10 per cent as it reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales rose compared with a year ago.

Critical to building a credit history, credit cards are a rite of passage into financial adulthood. Even if you’re debt-phobic or have heard too many horror stories of people maxing out their cards, you can’t skip this step.

TORONTO — Visa has named Michiel Wielhouwer as the new president and country manager for Visa Canada. He will succeed Stacey Madge, who has been in the job for the past seven years. Wielhouwer is a veteran Visa executive with 22 years of experience.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act.