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Greater Toronto housing on fire in February as average price surpassed $1 million
TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the housing market remained on fire in February with the average price surpassing $1 million for the first time. The real estate board says February home sales reached 10,970, a 52.
Mar 3, 2021 3:00 AM
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Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to no longer require one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Mar 2, 2021 7:59 PM
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Rio Tinto chairman leaving over destruction of sacred sites
CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson said Wednesday he was accountable for the mining giant destroying sacred Indigenous sites in Australia to access iron ore and he will not seek reelection as a board director next year.
Mar 2, 2021 6:57 PM
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Senate confirms Raimondo as Biden commerce secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy's recovery during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 84-15.
Mar 2, 2021 6:37 PM
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Biden vows enough vaccine for all US adults by end of May
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S.
Mar 2, 2021 6:12 PM
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Alberta may follow B.C.'s lead on faster rollout of first COVID-19 dose
EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the province is considering whether to follow British Columbia in extending the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Mar 2, 2021 4:44 PM
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Target powers through a pandemic; 2020 sales growth explodes
NEW YORK — Target will plow $4 billion into its business each year for the next several years to redo its stores, add new ones and speed up delivery as the discounter aims to keep up with increasingly demanding shoppers shaped by the pandemic.
Mar 2, 2021 4:17 PM
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Metropolitan Montreal home sales fell in February for the first time in six years
MONTREAL — Residential sales in metropolitan Montreal fell in February for the first time in six years as transactions plunged outside Quebec's largest city.
Mar 2, 2021 4:00 PM
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Biden's pick for SEC flags trading app gimmicks for scrutiny
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission told Congress on Tuesday that the agency should address how to protect investors who use online stock-trading platforms with flashy tech gimmicks that entice the
Mar 2, 2021 3:51 PM
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CRA says 'rare' error in some tax slips lists repaid CERB as taxable income
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools last spring, crosswalk guard and recent graduate Danny Thomson was encouraged by the Ottawa Safety Council to apply for the new COVID-19 emergency benefits.
Mar 2, 2021 3:34 PM
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