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TORONTO — Economists say the work stoppage that began last night at Canada's two major railways will have a significant effect on the country's economy. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

Qian (Eve) Zhang, the founder of Elixir Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay $40K and has been banned from trading on B.C.'s securities market for 10 years.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, helped by strength in base metals and technology, while U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed higher after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6%.

A woman paid more than $9,000 for a booth but only got a $6,475 refund when market was cancelled.

A study out of the University of British Columbia recently found migrant workers in the B.C. Okanagan living in extreme heat conditions beyond what the Western Agricultural Labour Initiative guidelines allow.