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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new cabinet after his Progressive Conservatives won a third consecutive majority government.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year, though more policymakers forecast fewer cuts.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says plans for cleaning up abandoned or inactive oil wells are to be made public in two weeks.

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday outlined the steps that Apple must take to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work better with competing technologies.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening slightly higher as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in early trading Wednesday.

TORONTO — A new survey says roughly half of domestic manufacturers say they can weather a trade war that lasts more than a year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration, saying the government's “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud a

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a nearly 23 per cent increase to her office's budget, saying it's coming at the expense of the Energy Ministry as her office assumes some formal and financial responsibility for promoting the pro

Canadian telecommunications giant Telus and U.S. artificial intelligence tech heavyweight Nvidia have announced plans to build what they call a "sovereign AI factory" in eastern Quebec.

CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the government will not draw on the public purse to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. “We will not put public tax dollars into cleaning up wells,” Brian Jean told reporters Tuesday.