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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday as U.S. stock indexes drifted around their records while closing out their latest winning week.
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Stock market today: Dow finishes above 40,000 to cap Wall Street’s latest winning week

A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada’s big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial system.
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Bank chief executives summoned to House of Commons environment committee

When Tim Hortons rang in the new year, it marked the occasion with a nod to its humble roots, bringing back a quartet of doughnuts, including some from its earliest days.
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60 years on, Tim Hortons is synonymous with Canada, but still chasing growth

A group that represents a long list of spirit brands is warning that some popular products could be pulled from the Ontario market amid a multi-million dollar dispute with the LCBO.
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Top whisky, rum and gin brands could pull products from LCBO amid pricing dispute

A halal mortgage complies with the Islamic religious, or Shariah, law, which forbids the use of ‘riba’ (interest). Here’s what mortgage experts say those considering ‘no-interest’ halal mortgages should know.
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With today’s high rates, should you consider an interest-free halal mortgage?

At Andrew Lake Lodge — a remote camp in the extreme northeast corner of Alberta — owner Dan Wettlaufer is looking forward to welcoming the first of this year’s crop of tourists this weekend.
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Wildfires cast smoky shadow over tourism industry ahead of unofficial start of summer

A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes operated by Alaska Airlines in midair in January.
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Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows

U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights Thursday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly topped the 40,000 level for the first time.
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Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from records after Dow briefly tops 40,000

A study by Canada’s national housing agency says housing starts aren’t keeping pace with available residential construction resources due to restrictive regulations and a ‘highly fragmented’ industry.
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Regulations, ‘fragmented’ construction sector holding back housing starts: CMHC

The Canadian and U.S. governments say they’re co-investing in critical mineral producers for the first time as they work to boost regional supplies.
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Canada and U.S. make first co-investment in critical minerals producers with .5M commitment