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MONTREAL — Uncertainty reigns ahead of a looming U.S.

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WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says his government is looking at ways to recruit scientists and researchers from the United States.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , an agency that was targeted for mass firings before the court’s intervention. U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Javice , the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted Friday of defrauding one of the world's largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, ou

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay says it has notified about 200 of its staff working in corporate roles that their employment will be terminated next week.

Canadian and American markets tumbled Friday amid inflation worries and uncertainty over the scale and scope of the next round of U.S. tariffs set to kick in April 2. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 1.6 per cent, or 401.91 points, at 24,759.

HALIFAX — Mi’kmaw chiefs in Nova Scotia say they are considering legal action against newly passed provincial legislation that opens the door to hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Another wipeout slammed Wall Street as worries built about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

Hudson's Bay has begun liquidating all but six of its stores after the company filed for creditor protection earlier this month.