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TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund earned a net return of 3.4 per cent in its latest quarter.

TORONTO — As many Canadians try to squeeze every last dollar out of their budget to cope with the soaring cost of living, financial experts say cutting expenses to the bone is not always a viable option and they should instead focus on increasing the

Kerri Einarson agrees with a saying in sport that it is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. Winner of four straight Canadian women's curling championships, the Manitoba skip says each title has been progressively harder to claim.

CALGARY — A team-by-team look at the field for the Canadian women's curling championship Feb. 16-25 at Calgary's WinSport International Arena. Teams seeded via Curling Canada's Canadian Team Rankings system. Team members listed from third to lead.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell in December, weighed down by production slowdowns for retooling at some auto assembly plants in Ontario. The agency says manufacturing sales fell 0.7 per cent to $71.

Canada fell two places to No. 50, sandwiched between Greece and Cameroon, in the latest FIFA world rankings. The drop came despite the fact that the Canadian men had not played since the previous batch of rankings.

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year ago. The restaurant franchisor and operator says it earned $16.4 million or 67 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Nov. 30, up from $7.

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Vancouver Coastal Health says it is no longer considering a stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond, British Columbia.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck registered 17 saves in a 1-0 shutout over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, but Mark Scheifele could have been credited with one of those.