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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to exempt a wide range of food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, from sweeping tariffs imposed earlier this year on nearly every country, the White House said. New exemptions come as U.S. consumers grow increasingly frustrated over high …

The Canadian Press TORONTO — Two of Canada’s wealthiest families want to team up to make an $18 million bid for the royal charter that formed Hudson’s Bay Company and donate it to a group of museums to ensure the historic document’s preservation. Court documents filed late Friday say holding …

Fast-food chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s are lowering their sales forecasts for next year and luring people in with value meals as they foresee a pullback in spending from low-income and younger diners. Chipotle CEO recently said young people aren’t eating out as much. Can meal deals bring Gen Z …

The giant New Glenn rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars while also nailing the landing of its reusable booster for the first time. First-stage booster made successful return landing 10 …

The company behind the Grand Theft Auto games fired more than 30 employees last week in what a union leader called an egregious example of union-busting, with some effects being felt in Canada. Union says 34 people terminated after talk of organizing, Take-Two accuses them of leaking company secrets. The …

Oilsands giant Cenovus Energy has completed its takeover of MEG Energy, and gets another 110,000 barrels of production per day with the purchase. Deal was worth more than $8.6B in cash, shares and assumed MEG debt. Oilsands giant Cenovus Energy Inc. has completed its takeover of MEG Energy Corp. The …

Guests and staff both found out about the bankruptcy on Sunday, with the business mandating all guests leave the Sonder properties the following morning. Sonder, originally founded in Montreal, had about 9,000 units in over 40 cities around the world. Montreal-founded company had over 9,000 units in over 40 cities. …

The company slashed its dividend on common shares to $0.72 per share on an annual basis from $1.20 Turbines operate at the Block Island Wind Farm, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Julia Nikhinson · Associated Press Northland Power’s (NPI.TO) stock crashed on Thursday as investors …

Production ends after more than 230 years UNITED States Treasurer Brandon Beach holds one of the last pennies pressed at the US Mint in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The US ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the one-cent coins that were embedded in American …

Commuters wait on the platform of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT1) Doroteo Jose Station in Manila for a train on Jan. 29, 2022 (The STAR / Miguel de Guzman)  MANILA, Philippines — Citing losses in profitability, business tycoon Manuel V. Panglilinan said that he was considering pulling the Metro …