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LONDON (AP) — Roman Abramovich’s 19 years as Chelsea owner is closer to ending after the British government approved the sale of the Premier League club by the sanctioned Russian oligarch to a consortium fronted by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition daunting. Last week's No.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,286.20, up 88.59 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up two cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $22.45 on 39.

Keri Lewis has a double insurance maze to navigate.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose after investors returned from a long weekend even as the technology sector was whipsawed by soured sentiment resulting from profit warnings by social media company Snap Inc.

TORONTO — Canada's banks are gearing up to release their latest quarterly results amid a volatile backdrop.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable.

TORONTO — Canadian homebuyers are increasingly considering credit unions and private lenders to secure mortgages as rates rise, brokers say.

Ashley MacPherson, a 33-year-old pharmacist based in Vernon Bridge, P.E.I., owed $128,000 between provincial and federal student loans, as well as a student line of credit, after graduating in 2015.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don't use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.