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N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

N.B. election: Tenants' rights group presses parties to impose cap on rent increases

FREDERICTON — With New Brunswick's provincial election approaching, a housing advocacy group is calling on the next government to strengthen tenants' rights, particularly through caps on rent increases.
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Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their record highs. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% after likewise setting an all-time high the day before, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%.
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TD fined US$3.09B as bank pleads guilty to U.S. charges related to money laundering

TD fined US$3.09B as bank pleads guilty to U.S. charges related to money laundering

TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank has agreed to pay fines totalling about US$3.09 billion from U.S. regulators after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to failures in its anti-money laundering program. U.S.
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Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire

Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire

EDMONTON — O'Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect the health and safety of workers under its supervision.
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department

TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years.
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department

TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial institution's lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years.
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US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain

US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years, though some price pressures remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.
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Port of Montreal dockworkers begin overtime strike, upping fears of backlogs

Port of Montreal dockworkers begin overtime strike, upping fears of backlogs

MONTREAL — Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have halted all overtime work in a pressure tactic targetting management as contract talks continue.
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Youth unemployment is up. Here's how parents can help their teen land their first job

Youth unemployment is up. Here's how parents can help their teen land their first job

As a parent, you want your child to spread their wings and fly, not crash down to reality when they first enter the job market.
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US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike

US jobless claims hit 258,000, the most in a year. Analysts point to Hurricane Helene, Boeing strike

The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying is more likely a result of Hurricane Helene — and the Boeing machinist strike — than a broader softening in the la
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