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Couche-Tard assembles U.S. stores to divest in hopes of advancing 7-Eleven deal

Couche-Tard assembles U.S. stores to divest in hopes of advancing 7-Eleven deal

Alimentation Couche-Tard says it has put together a portfolio of U.S. stores it would consider selling to advance its hopes of acquiring 7-Eleven's parent company.
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Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration , marking a major attack on worker
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Companies bidding on Lion Electric get one-week extension

Companies bidding on Lion Electric get one-week extension

MONTREAL — Companies interested in buying or liquidating Quebec electric vehicle maker Lion Electric Co. have been given an extension to make offers.
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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday.
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Shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities fall as it reports US$186.4M Q4 loss

Shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities fall as it reports US$186.4M Q4 loss

TORONTO — Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. reported a loss in its fourth quarter compared with a profit a year ago as its revenue edged lower. The company, which keeps its books in U.S.
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Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

Trump's interior and energy secretaries cheer on natural gas export industry in Gulf Coast

PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) — The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S.
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Montreal home sales rise in February amid 'resurgence of overbidding': board

Montreal home sales rise in February amid 'resurgence of overbidding': board

MONTREAL — Montreal-area home sales rose 7.4 per cent in February compared with the same month a year ago amid a "rapid absorption of active listings.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.5 per cent (10.6) _ Prince Edward Island 7.
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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.1) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.
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