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TORONTO — More than a hundred employees with Ontario's primary liquor retailer took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday to rally public support for a historic strike that's shuttered most stores for at least two weeks.

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo.

Dale Cousins was thrilled when he saw his body scans from before and after a new prostate cancer treatment. "(The doctor) said, 'Do you see any difference?'" the 79-year-old from Petrolia, Ont., recalled.

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has authorized a sale process which could see The Body Shop Canada land new owners.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran held a runoff presidential election on Friday that pitted a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker after the first round of voting saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic's hist

An independent report into the 2022 Rogers outage says the company lacked several protections and redundancies that could have either prevented the outage or ended it sooner.

CALGARY — Calgary residents took a break from their water woes Friday, lining up six-deep downtown to watch the parade launching the annual summer Stampede festival. “I’m saddled up,” said Rita Freese, with her grandson beside her.

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector led Canada's main stock index lower on Friday, while U.S. stock markets rose to new records. Both Canada and the U.S.

OTTAWA — Canada's banking regulator says it has delayed by a year a rule change established by international banking standards.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to more records after a report on the job market bolstered hopes that interest rates may soon get easier. The S&P 500 climbed 0.