Canada
Canada’s exports to international locations in the CPTPP have outpaced its exports in other places, minister says
Canada’s exports to countries in the Complete and Progressive Arrangement for Trans-Pacific have outpaced its exports in other places, according to Mary Ng, the country’s minister of worldwide trade, export marketing, smaller business enterprise and financial enhancement. That’s in retaining with the trade bloc’s announcement, at very last weekend’s evaluate conference, that the deal had […]
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Shares earning the biggest moves midday: Apple, Netflix, Biogen, Canopy Advancement and more
A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Check out the firms earning headlines in midday buying and selling. Apple — Apple shares fell 3.4% on Wednesday pursuing a report that the organization is ditching ideas to increase new Iphone creation. As an alternative of aiming to enhance output by 6 million models […]
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Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada
Hurricane Fiona improvements towards Canada’s Maritimes provinces in a composite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-East temperature satellite September 23, 2022. Noaa | Through Reuters Fiona, a Category 3 hurricane, pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have […]
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Chrysler to end production of 300 sedan after rolling out limited edition V-8 model
2023 Chrysler 300C sedan Chrysler DETROIT — Chrysler will bid farewell to its once-prominent 300 sedan by resurrecting a limited edition performance version of the car for its last year of production. The 2023 Chrysler 300C will be powered by a 6.4-liter V-8 Hemi engine that produces 485 horsepower and 475 foot-pounds of torque, according […]
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Rogers network outage across Canada hit banks, businesses and consumers
Rogers headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Cole Burston | Bloomberg | Getty Images Canada’s Rogers Communications said on Friday it was working to resolve its network issues that have caused widespread disruptions affecting banks, police and consumers across the country. “We are aware of issues currently affecting our networks and our […]
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Fierce local battles over power lines are a bottleneck for clean energy deployment
A section of the NECEC corridor in Johnson Mountain Township is covered with straw on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Crews put down the straw for erosion control. Portland Press Herald | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images For the past six years, energy companies and Maine residents have been in a fierce stand-off over the […]
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World’s most livable cities: Vienna climbs back to its No. 1 spot. These are the biggest decliners
Vienna ranked first in 2018 and 2019, but was overtaken by Auckland, New Zealand, during the pandemic and slipped to 12th place in 2021, according to the Global Liveability Index 2022. Sylvain Sonnet | The Image Bank | Getty Images After two years, Vienna has overtaken Auckland as the world’s most livable city, according to […]
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Canada is banning single-use plastics, including grocery bags and straws
Restaurants and grocery stores worry about a supply of alternative products as the government announces details of its ban on single-use plastics. in Toronto. June 20, 2022. Steve Russell | Toronto Star | Getty Images Canada is banning the manufacture and import of single-use plastics by the end of the year, the government announced on […]
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Amazon will let you try on digital versions of shoes you want to buy
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Amazon on Thursday rolled out a new augmented reality shopping tool that lets users virtually try on shoes they may be interested in buying. Amazon said the tool would make the online shopping experience easier and more interactive for shoppers. The feature, called Virtual Try-On for Shoes, is available for […]
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Thousands of people are leaving Hong Kong — and now it’s clear where they’re going
They stuck it out during the political protests of 2019. Then they lasted through nearly two years of pandemic. But this year, they say they’ve had enough. Residents of Hong Kong are leaving the city in droves in 2022 — not because they want to, several told CNBC, but because Covid restrictions and what they see […]
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