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U.S. and Iran begin talks amid war’s fragile ceasefire
The United States and Iran began negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.…
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Canada’s economy adds 14,000 jobs in March after February’s whopping losses
Canada’s economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in March, Statistics Canada said on Friday, clawing back a fraction of the sharp job losses seen during the first two months of the year. The data agency’s…
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TFSA Contribution Limit
Introduced in 2009, the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is available to Canadian residents age 18 or older. In addition to cash, a TFSA can hold several other investments such as bonds, stocks, and mutual funds. Any interest…
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Inflation held sticky at 3% as U.S. headed into war with Iran, key Fed gauge shows
Core inflation held above the Federal Reserve’s target before the recent surge in energy prices, according to a key gauge released Thursday that offers the central bank a snapshot of conditions leading into the Iran…
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Samsung shares rise nearly 5% on record-breaking earnings forecast buoyed by AI chip demand
Shares of Samsung Electronics rose as much as 4.8% on Tuesday after the South Korean technology giant forecast record quarterly profit amid strong demand for artificial intelligence chips. Shares later pared gains to trade up…
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Apr. 5/26: Oil prices edge higher after Trump reiterates threat to bomb every bridge and power plant in Iran
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/05/crude-oil-prices-iran-war-strait-hormuz.html
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B.C. First Nations criticize suspension of DRIPA as ‘absolute betrayal’
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing…
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Canada is a country drowning in a flood of red ink
A year ago, Ottawa and the provinces were forecasting years-long deficit sprees that would add tens of billions of dollars in debt before the red ink started to turn from a torrent to a trickle.…
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US payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3%
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026Key PointsNonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 in March, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000.The unemployment rate edged…