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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new lieutenant-governor to serve Newfoundland and Labrador.

Toronto city councillors have voted to hike the city's vacant home tax. Council voted 21-2 in favour of the move to increase the tax from one per cent to three per cent of a vacant home's assessed value starting in the 2024 tax year.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says its preliminary third-quarter sales totalled 1.03 million ounces of gold and 101 million pounds of copper.

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. is extending coverage across Canada for customers of its Freedom Mobile, Videotron and Fizz brands following regulatory rulings that it says will promote competition.

MONTREAL — Laurentian Bank announced a series of changes to its senior executive ranks following a shakeup that saw the appointment of Éric Provost as president and chief executive earlier this month.

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MONTREAL — Workers represented by Unifor at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike if they are not able to reach a new contract. The union has set a deadline of Oct. 21 to reach an agreement.

TORONTO — Snow's infectious reggae-rap success "Informer" and hip-hop duo Dream Warriors' bossa nova-inspired "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" are among four songs being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame next month.

CALGARY — An environmental group has lodged a formal complaint with the Alberta Securities Commission over Suncor Energy Inc.'s climate risk disclosures.

Real estate firm Royal LePage is forecasting the aggregate price of a home in Canada will increase seven per cent in the final quarter of 2023 compared with the same period last year, downgrading its previous outlook of 8.5 per cent.