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US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...
Jan 03, 2020
'Doomsday' scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce....
Jan 03, 2020
Oil prices surge, stocks slip after US kills Iranian general
NEW YORK - Oil prices are up sharply and major stock markets are falling after U.S. forces in Iraq killed a top Iranian general. The price of oil surged 3.5% and major indexes were down 0.8% in early ...
Jan 03, 2020
Texas murder suspected arrested in Halifax to have deportation hearing
HALIFAX - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax earlier this week will go before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to determine whether he should be sent back ...
Jan 03, 2020
'On the Farm Again' Woman makes hay replica of Willie Nelson
HUDDLESTON, Va. - Country singer Willie Nelson frequently sings about travelling and seeing things he may never see again. Chances are he had never before encountered a 15-foot-tall hay sculpture of h...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus amid economic talks
MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus after the two countries failed to renegotiate a contract amid talks on further improving economic ties. In a case that has echoes of Russia's...
Jan 03, 2020
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
BAGHDAD - Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could s...
Jan 03, 2020
Oil price jumps on fear of Iranian retaliation against US
LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday as global investors were gripped with uncertainty over the potential repercussions after the United States killed Iran's top general. News that Gen. Qassem Sole...
Jan 03, 2020