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Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher following signal that labor market is cooling

Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher following signal that labor market is cooling

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after a closely watched report showed that the job market, while still healthy, has been showing some signs of cooling.
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Restaurant Brands International receives approval for share buyback plan

Restaurant Brands International receives approval for share buyback plan

TORONTO — Restaurant Brands International Inc. has received approval from its board of directors to allow it to repurchase up to US$1 billion of its common shares over the next two years. Through the approval, which last until Sept.
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CWB Financial Group reports third quarter profit up from a year ago

CWB Financial Group reports third quarter profit up from a year ago

EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its third-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago. The Edmonton-based bank says its common shareholders' net income totalled $83.1 million for the quarter ended July 31, up from $70 million a year earlier.
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Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts

Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
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Intact Financial estimates Q3 losses at $570 million from wildfires

Intact Financial estimates Q3 losses at $570 million from wildfires

TORONTO — Intact Financial Corp. in a report Thursday estimated that its catastrophe losses due to wildfires and other weather events totalled about $570 million for the third quarter so far.
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More Canadians opting for home co-ownership amid affordability crunch: Royal LePage

More Canadians opting for home co-ownership amid affordability crunch: Royal LePage

TORONTO — Affordability is the top reason cited among Canadians who opted for co-ownership with family members and friends, according to a new Royal LePage survey.
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Polar Express ride at the CNE in Toronto reopens after injury earlier this week

Polar Express ride at the CNE in Toronto reopens after injury earlier this week

A popular ride at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto has reopened after a rider was injured earlier this week.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,292.62, down 37.70 points): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Up 17 cents, or 28.33 per cent, to 77 cents on 31.
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Lululemon ups forecast, tops expectations with double-digit earnings growth

Lululemon ups forecast, tops expectations with double-digit earnings growth

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported an 18 per cent surge in profits last quarter, prompting it to raise its fiscal forecast for the year after beating expectations. The Vancouver-based company, which reports in U.S.
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S&P/TSX composite down despite boost from Shopify, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite down despite boost from Shopify, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Strength in technology stocks led by Shopify Inc. after its deal to help merchants integrate with Amazon.com Inc. wasn't enough to prevent a small loss on Canada's main stock index Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
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