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Saudi oil giant Aramco announces first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from a year earlier

Saudi oil giant Aramco announces first-quarter profits of $26 billion, down 4.6% from a year earlier

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco posted first-quarter profits of $26 billion on Sunday, down 4.
Herschel Segal, founder of Canadian brands Le Château and DavidsTea, has died

Herschel Segal, founder of Canadian brands Le Château and DavidsTea, has died

MONTREAL — Specialty tea provider DavidsTea Inc. says co-founder Herschel Segal, who also launched the Canadian fashion retailer Le Château, has died.
US-China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells AP, as Trump touts 'great progress made'

US-China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells AP, as Trump touts 'great progress made'

GENEVA (AP) — Sensitive talks between U.S. and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press.
Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill

Canadians could stay visa-free longer in U.S. under proposed bill

Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps.
Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'

Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'

CALGARY — Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity.
'Forget about annexation': Moose Jaw hopes tariffs will lure Canadians and Americans

'Forget about annexation': Moose Jaw hopes tariffs will lure Canadians and Americans

MOOSE JAW — The underground tunnels in Canada’s most notorious city have always been open to Americans, including rumoured hotshot gangsters – and they want to keep it that way.
Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission

Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday.
B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court.
Appeal denied for Calgary man convicted in multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme

Appeal denied for Calgary man convicted in multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme

CALGARY — An Alberta court has denied the appeal of a Calgary man convicted three years ago of a Ponzi scheme that saw his clients bilked out of millions of dollars.
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