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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:
Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible

Updated advisory urges Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria, leave if possible

Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so.
MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament has tapped a longtime friendship to connect with Donald Trump's inner circle as Canada prepares for the president-elect’s return to the White House next month amid threats of devastating tariffs.
Canadian rugby sevens women down Japan to finish fifth at Cape Town Sevens

Canadian rugby sevens women down Japan to finish fifth at Cape Town Sevens

CAPE TOWN — Asia Hogan-Rochester scored her fourth try of the day to help Canada finish fifth at the Cape Town Sevens with a 22-7 win over Japan on Sunday.
Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts of AI safety sooner

Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts of AI safety sooner

Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundation for artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner.
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia's largest fishery.
Canadians turn domestic for holiday travel, with weak loonie discouraging U.S. trips

Canadians turn domestic for holiday travel, with weak loonie discouraging U.S. trips

MONTREAL — Barry Choi has been noticing fewer filled seats on some of his flights over the past year.
Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled

Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled

VANCOUVER — Devout Taylor Swift fan Carol Hansson was in Prince George, B.C.
3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatCan

3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatCan

HALIFAX — Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 — the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is available.
Beaten by Australia, Canadian women miss out on semifinals at Cape Town Sevens

Beaten by Australia, Canadian women miss out on semifinals at Cape Town Sevens

CAPE TOWN — Australia, fresh off a fifth straight title in Dubai, downed Canada 26-10 in pool play at the Cape Town Sevens on Saturday to advance to the semifinals.
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