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CIBC becomes latest founding partner of WNBA expansion side Toronto Tempo

CIBC becomes latest founding partner of WNBA expansion side Toronto Tempo

TORONTO — CIBC has become a founding partner of the WNBA-expansion Toronto Tempo. CIBC will become the basketball team's official bank and appear on team jerseys when the Tempo begin play in 2026.
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Why it's important to upgrade your skills, even if you're established in your career

Why it's important to upgrade your skills, even if you're established in your career

If a plumber showed up to your house with no truck or tools, how could they help? At most, they could only talk about your basement flood.
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Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.2 per cent to $72.9B in February

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.2 per cent to $72.9B in February

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says total manufacturing sales rose to their highest level since September 2023 as they climbed 0.2 per cent to $72.9 billion in February.
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CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts slowed in March

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts slowed in March

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March slowed compared with February.
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Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of March inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says.
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Here's a list of March inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of March inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.3 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.1 per cent (1.2) — Prince Edward Island: 1.8 per cent (2.
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Clothing companies fear Trump tariffs will leave them worse for wear

Clothing companies fear Trump tariffs will leave them worse for wear

TORONTO — When Nina Kharey wakes every morning, the first thing she does is search online for U.S. President Donald Trump in hopes that the global trade war he sparked is dissipating. Most of the time, her hunt ends in disappointment.
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'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

CALGARY — It's three floors down and nowhere to go but up for the new $900-million arena for the NHL’s Calgary Flames, even with the ongoing tariff war with the United States.
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Manitoba ends some electricity exports to U.S., with plans to turn northward

Manitoba ends some electricity exports to U.S., with plans to turn northward

WINNIPEG — Manitoba will soon have more energy for itself and other Canadian jurisdictions after two hydroelectric contracts with a Minnesota utility expire at the end of this month, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday.
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Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs

Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs to give companies time to set up U.S. supply chains, bringing more uncertainty to the deeply integrated North American vehicle industry.
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