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Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit

Bill Blair says Canada could hit NATO target in 2 years, but doesn't commit

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so.
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House

Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House

NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activis
Target is ending its DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets a strong opponent in the White House

Target is ending its DEI goals as workplace inclusion gets a strong opponent in the White House

NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activis
Egypt and Eni-Total consortium to sign deal on processing Cypriot natural gas for export

Egypt and Eni-Total consortium to sign deal on processing Cypriot natural gas for export

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Egypt and a consortium made up of energy companies Total of France and Italy’s Eni will next month sign a key agreement to transport natural gas from an undersea deposit inside Cypriot waters to Egypt where it will be liquefied
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her something of a trailblazer.
US home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly 30 years as prices, and mortgages, soar

US home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly 30 years as prices, and mortgages, soar

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S.
US home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly years as prices, and mortgages, soar

US home sales in 2024 fell to the lowest level in nearly years as prices, and mortgages, soar

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S.
Conference Board of Canada sees 1.5% growth this year as tariff uncertainty weighs

Conference Board of Canada sees 1.5% growth this year as tariff uncertainty weighs

OTTAWA — The Conference Board of Canada is forecasting the domestic economy will grow 1.5 per cent in 2025 as the potential for U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports and a pullback in immigration weigh on growth.
Agnico Eagle extends takeover offer for O3 Mining, 94.1% of shares already tendered

Agnico Eagle extends takeover offer for O3 Mining, 94.1% of shares already tendered

TORONTO — Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is extending its takeover offer for O3 Mining Inc. to give more time for shareholders who have not already tendered their shares to do so. The companies say 94.
'Canada is not for sale' hat offers tough lesson in domestic manufacturing

'Canada is not for sale' hat offers tough lesson in domestic manufacturing

TORONTO — The weeks since Liam Mooney and Emma Cochrane dreamt up a viral hat meant to fend off any notion that Canada will be taken over by the U.S. has been more of a crash course in manufacturing than in politics.