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Canadian Tire sees customers make fewer trips to stores to buy fewer items in Q3

Canadian Tire sees customers make fewer trips to stores to buy fewer items in Q3

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. executives are seeing early signs that consumers could soon ease up on the careful shopping habits they adopted to cope with inflation, but their outlook on the economy is still far from rosy.
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Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels

Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claim applications rose by 3,000 to 221,000 for the week of Nov. 2.
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Panthers give Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard a 4-year contract extension

Panthers give Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard a 4-year contract extension

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers rewarded running back Chuba Hubbard with a four-year contract extension on Thursday that will keep him with the team through the 2028 season. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.
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Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike

Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75% on Thursday after inflation across the U.K.
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AP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine

AP Race Call: Independent Angus King wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Maine

Independent Sen. Angus King won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine on Thursday, turning back challenges from a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental activist.
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Safe travels: Experts say travel insurance may save you thousands on vacation abroad

Safe travels: Experts say travel insurance may save you thousands on vacation abroad

TORONTO — Hannah Logan didn't expect to wind up in the hospital, or face a pricey bill for X-rays and medication when she travelled to Bosnia over a decade ago.
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LETTER: Are Ontario government rebates buying votes?

LETTER: Are Ontario government rebates buying votes?

'Taxpayers expect their money to be put into much-needed resources that benefit the population,' says reader in response to Premier Doug Ford's recent announcement
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Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as its momentum slows ahead of the Fed's decision

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed as its momentum slows ahead of the Fed's decision

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed on Thursday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement coming in the afternoon about what it will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 was up 0.
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Cameco raises annual dividend, reports $7M third-quarter profit

Cameco raises annual dividend, reports $7M third-quarter profit

SASKATOON, Sask. — Cameco Corp. increased its annual dividend as it reported a third-quarter profit attributable to equity holders of $7 million, down from $148 million a year ago.
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Rescuers respond after bus overturns on upstate New York highway

Rescuers respond after bus overturns on upstate New York highway

CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — Rescue operations were underway after a bus with passengers aboard rolled over on a highway near Rochester, New York, on Thursday morning, according to the governor. It was not immediately clear if there were serious injuries.
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