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Unwanted gift card in your stocking? Don't let it go to waste

Unwanted gift card in your stocking? Don't let it go to waste

Gift cards can be a quick and easy present for those who don't know what to buy and offer the recipient a chance to pick out something nice for themselves, but sometimes they can still miss the mark.
Loblaw, parent company George Weston enter automatic share buyback plans

Loblaw, parent company George Weston enter automatic share buyback plans

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have both entered into automatic share purchase plans with brokers.
Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower but remains on track for a winning week

Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower but remains on track for a winning week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower in what should be another day of quiet trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 is down 0.6% and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average is lower by 209 points, or 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite is down 0.9%.
Manitoba government questioned over push for rate freeze on electricity

Manitoba government questioned over push for rate freeze on electricity

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a rate freeze on electricity in 2025 is achievable, despite another forecasted financial loss at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro.
'Now's the time': As Canada ramps up housing, advocates urge more accessible builds

'Now's the time': As Canada ramps up housing, advocates urge more accessible builds

Five-year-old Beau starts each day being carried by one of his parents to the family's living room, where his wheelchair awaits in their Beamsville, Ont., home.
'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

JASPER, ALTA. — This year, Kim Stark's kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree.
Trump's return: What Canada can learn from the 2024 presidential campaign

Trump's return: What Canada can learn from the 2024 presidential campaign

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump smiled wide in front of cheering supporters after millions of Americans went to the polls, choosing the divisive Republican leader as the next president of the United States in an astonishing comeback that signalled an Ameri
American pet food, sold in B.C., recalled after house cat died

American pet food, sold in B.C., recalled after house cat died

VANCOUVER — A pet food company in Oregon sent out a voluntary recall after a house cat died from eating its products, which tested positive for bird flu, and the company says the same contaminated batch was sold in British Columbia.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause

Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% Thursday, its first loss after three straight gains.
Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis

Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis

TORONTO — Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government’s GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren’t enough to keep up with the country’s cost of living.
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