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OTTAWA - The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as ...

OTTAWA - The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the...

LONDON - The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives. The Stones said in a statement Sunday tha...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for Uber drivers to take the next step in their fight to be recognized as employees. In a ruling Friday, the high court upheld an Ontario ...

VICTORIA - One of Canada's largest medical services companies failed to put in place reasonable safeguards to protect the personal health information of millions of Canadians, say the privac...

NEW YORK - Amazon is bringing its climate change message to a new arena. Literally. The company, eager to prove that it's working to combat climate change, is paying to name a Seattle hockey stadium C...

OTTAWA - Canadians who buy online from stores in the United States or Mexico will get a bit of reprieve from taxes and duties next week but only if their packages are delivered by a private couri...

DETROIT - A judge shut down an energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes on Thursday, granting a request from the state after the owner reported problems with a support piece far below the surface. En...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday it is aiming for a "more inclusive vision of beauty" in its skin care products and will remove words such as "fair," "whitening"...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce...