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Lack of ambition in Canada creating '600-pound beaver in the room': Shopify president

Lack of ambition in Canada creating '600-pound beaver in the room': Shopify president

TORONTO — The president of e-commerce giant Shopify Inc. is calling on Canada to address a problem he calls "the 600-pound beaver in the room.
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French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country, officials announced Tuesday.
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B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform

British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election.
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US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July.
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Media veterans tell inquiry of pervasive influence wielded by China, India in Canada

Media veterans tell inquiry of pervasive influence wielded by China, India in Canada

OTTAWA — The Chinese community in Canada has long been caught in the crosshairs of political discourse, disinformation and propaganda originating from the Communist Party in Beijing, a media industry veteran told a public inquiry Tuesday.
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Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

CALGARY — Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has signed a $278.2-million deal with Topaz Energy Corp. giving Topaz a gross overriding royalty interest in recently acquired lands in Alberta and B.C.
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S&P/TSX composite ekes out new high as oil prices rise, U.S. markets broadly decline

S&P/TSX composite ekes out new high as oil prices rise, U.S. markets broadly decline

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a new record Tuesday as oil prices rose, sending energy stocks higher. Meanwhile, U.S. markets broadly fell, led by a 1.5-per-cent drop on the Nasdaq.
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Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

CALGARY — Worries over escalating tensions in the Middle East and their potential to cause oil price disruptions hung over day one of a major energy sector conference in Calgary.
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Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pulled back from their records after a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East raised worries about potential disruptions to the flow of oil. The S&P 500 fell 0.
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Nova Scotia judge upholds fisheries minister's right to impose licence moratorium

Nova Scotia judge upholds fisheries minister's right to impose licence moratorium

HALIFAX — The right of Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister to impose a moratorium on new licences for fish buyers and processors has been upheld in a recent court decision.
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