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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Protests extended into a second week Monday over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company, as Panama's government sought to calm anger by promising to let Panamanians decide in a referendum whether to scrap the d

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing in opposite directions, making it harder to bring inflation down.

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers announced Monday that it reached a tentative deal with General Motors, capping a whirlwind few days in which GM, Ford and Stellantis agreed to generous terms that would end the union's six weeks of targeted stri

Ryan Smolkin, the zany, Smiths Falls, Ont.-bred entrepreneur best known for his restaurants serving poutine smothered in an endless array of toppings, has died. The founder of Smoke's Poutinerie Inc. was 50.

The Coastal GasLink pipeline, one of the largest energy infrastructure projects in recent Canadian history, is physically complete.

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier has announced the government is expanding the loan guarantee capacity of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp.

WATERLOO, ONT. — After a decade at the helm of BlackBerry Ltd. CEO and executive chairman John Chen will retire from the company at the end of the week. Chen will depart on Nov.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says the country's passenger rights overhaul will hardly hurt its bottom line, though the full effect won't be known until implementation next year.

TORONTO — Unifor reached a tentative deal with Stellantis after a brief strike Monday, setting the union up to wrap contract negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers. The final deal, which still needs to be voted on by members, comes as U.S.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,856.76, up 119.37 points): First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Mining. Down $7.96, or 28.47 per cent, to $20.00 on 9.