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WASHINGTON - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained at levels consistent with a healthy labour market. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. shoppers retreated in August, cutting back their spending at auto dealers, furnishers and building material stores to depress overall retail sales after four straight monthly gains. ...

MILK RIVER – The sleepy town of Milk River could eventually be home to a new economic opportunity, thanks to a proposed medical marijuana grow operation. On Monday, (Sept. 12) approximately 80 M...

OTTAWA - An in-depth review of Canada’s anti-money-laundering efforts has uncovered serious concerns that organized crime is using the country’s hot real estate sector to illegally funnel ...

HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - In a real life version of the children’s reader “Snakes Alive!”, state wildlife officers are searching for 14 pythons in an east Georgia subdivision after a woman re...

SYDNEY, Australia - A wing flap that washed ashore on an island off Tanzania has been identified as belonging to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian officials said Thursday. The flap was ...

TORONTO - Walmart Canada continued its battle with Visa over merchant fees Thursday, with an announcement that it will no longer accept the popular credit card at any of its Manitoba stores starting n...

OTTAWA - Major changes are in the works for the iconic Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in the national capital. The plan is to add as many as 200 long-term stay suites in the hotel just steps from Parl...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Julia maintained tropical storm strength Thursday night after earlier weakening to a tropical depression, but forecasters said it would gradually lose steam again while meandering o...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Hillary Clinton returned to campaigning without offering apologies for keeping her pneumonia a secret, focusing on criticizing opponent Donald Trump instead of how she handled her h...