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NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Thursday.

OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure.

TORONTO — Country-folk singer William Prince will receive a top award from Canada's Walk of Fame. The musician from Peguis First Nation, north of Winnipeg, has been named the recipient of the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour.

Wireless networking technology company Ericsson Canada says it is expanding a previously announced partnership with the federal government through a combined investment of more than $630 million in research and development centres.

The idea of grabbing some popcorn and watching television to see who America has chosen for its next president was far less appealing this year than in the past. The Nielsen company said that 42.

TORONTO — By ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations but not banning the app, digital media experts say the federal government is sending mixed messages that make it too hard for the average user to decide whether they should remain on t

BOSTON (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was en route to New York City on Thursday from its tiny Massachusetts hometown.

MONTREAL — Steady demand for private jets, and the maintenance they require, helped push earnings and revenue higher at Bombardier Inc. last quarter.

GATINEAU, Que. — A court order obtained by the Competition Bureau will require legal-software company Dye & Durham Ltd. to release records related to its business practices, the federal watchdog agency said Thursday.

Average asking rents declined nationally on a year-over-year basis for the first time in more than three years in October, said a report out Thursday. The report from Rentals.