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Documents show aggressive sales tactics at Trump University
SAN DIEGO – Trump University gave employees detailed instructions on how to entice people to…
Correction: Female Game Artists story
PHILADELPHIA – In a story May 30 about female video game developers, The Associated Press…
US auto sales expected to fall in May as growth slows
DETROIT – U.S. car buyers are tapping the brakes. May is usually one of the…
Prince Charles opens rural training centre in Transylvania
VISCRI, Romania – Britain’s Prince Charles has opened a training centre in rural Transylvania to…
Survey: US manufacturing grew again in May
WASHINGTON – American factories expanded for the third straight month in May, helped by a…
Ford recalling 1.9 million vehicles to replace air bags
DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 1.9 million vehicles in North America to…
Swiss inaugurate $12 billion rail tunnel, world’s longest
GENEVA – Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps. More…
Gambler tied to Mickelson pleads not guilty in trading case
NEW YORK – A New York judge has set bail at $25 million for a…
Cops: Duo used stolen cash to buy winning $1M lottery ticket
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. – A couple who helped steal more than $175,000 from a grocery store…
Fed survey finds modest growth, higher wages in many regions
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the economy grew at a modest pace…
Moosehead president says lower taxes are the answer to cross-border beer issue
FREDERICTON – The president of Moosehead Breweries says until taxes on beer are reduced in…
Ottawa should do more to cool Toronto, Vancouver real estate markets: OECD
TORONTO – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Ottawa needs to introduce new…
Trican sells global well completion tools business for $53.5M to pay debt
Calgary’s Trican Well Service says it is selling its worldwide oil and gas well completion…
Auto buyers lightly tap brakes in May, first monthly decline since December
TORONTO – New figures show Canadian consumers lightly tapped the brakes in May, with monthly…
NEB recommends approval for expansion of TransCanada’s Alberta natural gas system
CALGARY – The National Energy Board is recommending that the federal government approve TransCanada Corp.’s…
Grocery sector needs to adapt to disruptive forces like Amazon, conference hears
TORONTO – The disruptive forces that could result in half of Western Europe’s large grocers…
Question about human rights prompts scolding from Chinese minister
OTTAWA – China’s visiting foreign minister publicly berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for asking…
McDonald’s wraps sustainable beef pilot as cattle ranchers embrace verification
VANCOUVER – McDonald’s Canada has wrapped a pilot project to verify cattle ranches as producing…
Slavery persists for millions in India, despite improvements
LUCKNOW, India – Every day as Kamla dug through the mud and moulded bricks for…
Guilty pleas in cases of misuse of patient records from Toronto hospitals
TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission says four people have pleaded guilty to charges laid…
Canadian Western Bank Q2 profit plunges 37% due to shaky loans to oil-gas sector
EDMONTON – Canadian Western Bank says its second-quarter profit was down 37 per cent from…
Cyberbullying insurance to cover victims’ legal, medical and advisory costs
TORONTO – In a sign of the times, Chubb has brought its cyberbullying insurance to…
Competition Bureau settles misleading advertising case against car rental companies
OTTAWA – The Competition Bureau has settled a misleading advertising case against the Avis and…
Schools look to address mental health effect of student debt
TORONTO – Many of this year’s new post-secondary graduates have left the academic world carrying…