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First location could open as early as this year, company says Two donuts and a cup of coffee rest on a counter at a Dunkin’ location, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Derry, N.H. (Charles Krupa/The Associated Press)  In a country dominated by Tim Hortons, will anyone run to Dunkin’? Montreal-based restaurant …

The Competition Bureau has applied to the Competition Tribunal to challenge the deal Keyera Corp. and Plains are two of three natural gas liquids businesses in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (Jamie McCannell/CBC)  eyera Corp. has closed its deal to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids business of U.S. firm Plains All American …

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States says global exports decreased in 2025 partly because of Canada The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States says the boycott of American alcohol happening in many Canadian provinces was one of the two major reasons global American spirit exports decreased in 2025. (Ethan …

Government, Telus tout facilities’ green features, but critics say plan is rushed Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, speaks at a press event on Monday announcing plans for a new data centre cluster in B.C. (The Canadian Press)  Vancouver and Kamloops will be home to a new data …

Federal tax of 18.4 cents/gallon US is mere fraction of gas-price increase since Iran war began The average price of gas across the U.S. is up 50% since the war with Iran began at the end of February. (Jenny Kane/The Associated Press)  U.S. President Donald Trump is finally acknowledging the financial …

The logo of Italian fashion company Giorgio Armani is seen at a shop in Zurich, Switzerland July 8, 2021v(Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo) MILAN — Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani is considering selling a 15-percent stake in three equal parts following the designer’s death, potentially bringing in three buyers he had selected as …

China’s Geely presents its E5 electric compact SUV in Paris on April 28. © Reuters  BEIJING ― China’s domestic car sales fell for a seventh straight month in April amid intense competition in the world’s biggest auto market but exports stayed strong as automakers increasingly targeted overseas markets. Sales at …

President and CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. (Reuters)  DUBAI ― The world has lost about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two months and energy markets will take time to stabilize even if …

Price will jump to $679.99 in Canada as of Sept. 1, company says Nintendo Switch 2 gaming devices are seen at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan, on June 5, 2025. (Issei Kato/Reuters)  Hold on to your consoles — the Nintendo Switch 2 is about to get more expensive. The price …

Semiconductor stocks leading the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) to record highs have one common thread: They sit at the bottlenecks of the artificial intelligence trade. It used to be that Nvidia (NVDA) graphics processing units (GPUs) — the primary engines of the AI boom — were hard …