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Asian shares sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.6% as China-US trade war escalates

Asian shares sink, with Japan's Nikkei down 5.6% as China-US trade war escalates

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares sank Friday after U.S. stocks gave up much of their historic gains from the day before. The deepening worries over President Donald Trump’s trade war initially helped pull Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index down 5.6%.
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Hudson's Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document

Hudson's Bay sale now using protocol designed to handle insider bid: document

TORONTO — A new document circulated to lawyers involved in Hudson’s Bay’s creditor protection case is raising suspicion that a company insider may be exploring a bid for the retailer’s assets or leases.
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Metro Vancouver's TransLink plans fare and tax hikes for better service

Metro Vancouver's TransLink plans fare and tax hikes for better service

VANCOUVER — TransLink is proposing a plan to improve its services, ease overcrowding and finish projects, but it will involve a fare hike and a tax increase for Metro Vancouver residents. The B.C.
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Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions.
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B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts 'wherever viable'

B.C. premier tells government to cancel American contracts 'wherever viable'

U.S. President Donald Trump has served up "special, derogatory" treatment for Canada in the latest salvo in his global trade war, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. Eby said Thursday that B.C.
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Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota

Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland, the owner of the line said Thursday, but it remains unclear when oil will again start flowing to refineries .
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P.E.I. tables budget with record $184-million deficit in face of economic uncertainty

P.E.I. tables budget with record $184-million deficit in face of economic uncertainty

CHARLOTTETOWN — In the face of economic headwinds caused by American tariffs, the government of Prince Edward Island tabled a $3.5-billion budget Thursday, with a record projected deficit of nearly $184 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
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US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war

US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to threaten the economy . The S&P 500 tumbled 3.5%, slicing into Wednesday’s surge of 9.
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North American stocks end deep in the red on U.S.-China tariff worries

North American stocks end deep in the red on U.S.-China tariff worries

TORONTO — North American markets posted more losses Thursday, reversing some of what they gained in a rally the day before, after the White House said tariffs on China are even higher than previously announced at 145 per cent.
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Trump's tariff turnaround shows he's vulnerable to pressure, says former negotiator

Trump's tariff turnaround shows he's vulnerable to pressure, says former negotiator

Canada's former top trade negotiator said Thursday that if nations around the world co-ordinate their responses to Donald Trump's global trade war, the U.S. president would be more likely to back away from tariffs sooner.
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