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Electricity imports from U.S. topped exports in February amid drought: StatCan

Electricity imports from U.S. topped exports in February amid drought: StatCan

For the first time in eight years, Canada imported more electricity from the U.S. than it exported amid prolonged dry conditions that have reduced hydroelectric power generation. Statistics Canada says electricity generation in Canada totalled 53.
Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher at the start of a busy week

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher at the start of a busy week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher as Wall Street readies for a week packed with potentially market-moving news. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%.
The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show

The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show

HOUSTON (AP) — Time marches on and all good things must come to an end. But don’t tell that to The Rolling Stones .
Majority of aspiring homeowners awaiting rate cuts before buying: BMO survey

Majority of aspiring homeowners awaiting rate cuts before buying: BMO survey

TORONTO — The majority of Canadians aspiring to buy a home say they will push their plans to next year or later to wait for interest rates to drop, a new survey shows.
Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states.
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another.
Billie Eilish announces 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' arena world tour

Billie Eilish announces 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' arena world tour

NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Eilish is hitting the road. The pop performer will embark on a worldwide arena tour this fall, kicking off in Quebec City in Canada on Sept. 29 and concluding in Dublin on July 27, 2025.
FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by the testing industry.
Music Review: SEVENTEEN's '17 Is Right Here' is a study of their impressive evolution

Music Review: SEVENTEEN's '17 Is Right Here' is a study of their impressive evolution

K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN ventures into confident adulthood with their latest compilation album, “17 Is Right Here.
Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers

Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers

VANCOUVER — Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or keep them from taking it up in the first