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MONTREAL — A high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City could deliver billions of dollars in economic benefits, cutting travel times and boosting productivity, a new report says. The C.D.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada's 3-2 overtime victory over the United States in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night set single-game hockey betting records.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Archbishop of New York delivered an unexpected sermon at the cathedral in St. John's, N.L., last week after his flight to Dublin was grounded at the city's airport, stranding him and 259 other passengers for days.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canada's 3-2 overtime victory over the United States in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night set single-game hockey betting records.

TORONTO — Canadian retail sales surged higher at the end of last year to post their largest monthly increase since May 2022, but Statistics Canada says its early estimate for January pointed to a pullback to start 2025.

Canadian grocers, large and small, are seeking alternatives to U.S. products ahead of a potential trade war, while highlighting homegrown products already available on their shelves.

TORONTO — As more than one million mortgages come up for renewal in Canada this year, a new survey says the majority of those homeowners expect to pay more in their monthly borrowing costs.

SASKATOON, Sask. — Nutrien Ltd. says it earned US$118 million in its fourth quarter, down 33 per cent from US$176 million a year earlier. The Saskatoon-based company says its sales totalled US$5.1 billion, down from US$5.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving benefits," contradicting claims that tens of millions of dead people over the age of 100 are getting payment

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says its earnings dipped slightly in the fourth quarter but rose overall in 2024. The company's net income attributable to shareholders was $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter, down three per cent from $1.