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MONTREAL — Montreal-area home sales continued rising in March compared with the same month a year ago. The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says 4,975 homes in the region changed hands last month, up 11.

MONTREAL — The notion that Canadian companies can simply switch supply chains in response to American tariffs is a fantasy, experts say.

MONTREAL — Melanie McGovern was scrolling through her Instagram feed in February 2024 when she saw her 16-year-old niece had sent her a message. “I accepted it. And then the account reached out and asked me for money.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years. Jobless claim filings fell by 6,000 to 219,000 for the week ending March 29, the Labor Department said Thursday.

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new 20% tariff on the European Union drew a sharp rebuke from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

FREDERICTON — A gathering of religious groups from across North America that was supposed to be held this year in Nova Scotia has been postponed indefinitely because of worries over U.S. border policies.

Alberta's utilities minister says that, contrary to a new report, the province's electricity grid operator doesn't discriminate against U.S. power generators. The Office of the U.S.

The Competition Bureau pushed back on Google in its ongoing lawsuit over the tech giant's advertising practices in Canada, accusing the company of seeking to mask its alleged anticompetitive conduct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S.

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the United States rose Wednesday ahead of a tariff announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump, with anxious investors uncertain what would happen after the closing bell.