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TORONTO — Finding a new partner is never easy, but the threat of U.S. tariffs has brought the need to diversify Canada's trade relationships into the spotlight like never before. Not that leaders haven’t been pushing on this for years.

VANCOUVER — Transit workers in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley have launched strike action, shutting down services in the area after talks with their employer broke down.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

When Canadians tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday, there will be plenty of action on and off the field that marketers will have their eye on. This year's face-off between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles comes as U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy's trademark eyebrows fly off for Little Caesars. A tongue dances to Shania Twain to promote Nestle's Coffee Mate Cold Foam. And Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite at Katz's Deli in an ad for Hellmann's.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China , apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions of such shipments that have come through the U.S.

TORONTO — There's a change in leadership at one of Canada's most prominent record labels, with Julie Adam stepping into the role of president and CEO at Universal Music Canada.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Friday and U.S. stock markets fell after the latest job reports on both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 91.58 points at 25,442.91.

HALIFAX — Two fishermen who were pulled from the North Atlantic after a vessel capsized off Halifax have died, while two other crew members rescued have been released from hospital.