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Do employees have the right to take time off to care for a sick family member? Ask Soma

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Q: I own a small business and an employee at my company has requested time off to care for a…

Bank of Canada set to grapple with renewed trade war pressures in rate decision

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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada finds itself in a familiar dilemma this week as the escalating trade war with…

Hong Kong's independent bookstores, a refuge for Chinese readers, are under threat

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HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese university student Fleming Cheng found the political books he had only glimpsed online in a…

Investors prosper and consumers pay as the Iran war exacts an uneven economic toll 6 months in

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NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most…

Unionized GM workers to wrap up voting on new tentative agreement

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Unionized General Motors workers are expected to wrap up voting on a new tentative agreement today. Unifor and General Motors agreed…

How 9/11 transformed air security forever — even as some measures go by the wayside

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About a week after the 9/11 attacks, Jeff Price found a flight back to Colorado from Hawaii, where he’d been…

Wall Street week ahead: The market eyes the monthly jobs report

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs…

The bond market prepares for a hike to interest rates, while US stocks drift lower

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NEW YORK (AP) — The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest…

Laurentian Bank reports $1.5M Q3 net income as it works to complete sale

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MONTREAL - Laurentian Bank of Canada reported third-quarter net income of $1.5 million as it worked to complete its plan…