Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut
VIENNA - OPEC and key ally Russia failed to agree Friday on a cut to oil production that would have contained the plunge in the price of crude caused by the new coronavirus outbreak's massive disrupti...
Mar 06, 2020
Tim Hortons, McDonald's Canada stop accepting reusable cups amid coronavirus
TORONTO - Tim Hortons and McDonald's Canada are the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak. "We will continu...
Mar 06, 2020
Canada added 30,300 jobs in February, unemployment rate 5.6 per cent
OTTAWA - The unemployment rate in Canada nudged up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent as the economy added 30,300 net new jobs in February, Statistics Canada said Friday, beating expectatio...
Mar 06, 2020
Morneau says Ottawa will announce support for those quarantined due to COVID-19
The federal government will provide financial help for quarantined Canadians over novel coronavirus concerns, and pad its budget contingency should the economic hit be prolonged and deep, Finance Mini...
Mar 06, 2020
Virus ripples through travel, energy, financial markets
The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected a...
Mar 05, 2020
OPEC calls for big production cut, but will Russia agree?
VIENNA - The OPEC oil cartel is calling for a deep production cut to keep crude prices from falling further as disruption to global business from the coronavirus slashes demand from air travel and ind...
Mar 05, 2020
Cosmetics company Lush calls for end of Safe Third Country deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Cosmetics company Lush has launched a campaign calling on Canadians to pressure Parliament to back out of an agreement with the U.S. governing refugee claims. It's part of the company's ...
Mar 05, 2020
A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates have sunk to a record low, giving many homeowners an opening to refinance their loans to free up money to spend or save. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage hit ...
Mar 05, 2020
Virus impacting Hawaii economy through events, tourism
HONOLULU - A spate of cancelled events and falling visitor numbers from abroad indicate the economic impact Hawaii is experiencing due to the spread of the virus that causes the disease called COVID-1...
Mar 05, 2020
Virus fears grip markets again; stocks and bond yields slide
NEW YORK - Fear dominated financial markets again on Thursday, and stocks fell sharply on worries about the fast-spreading virus outbreak. It's the latest shudder in Wall Street's most volatile week i...
Mar 05, 2020
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