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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (15,446.14, up 151.76 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down half a cent, or 1.12 per cent, to 44 cents on 12.

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TORONTO — North American stock markets moved higher Thursday as the banking sector was helped by an easing of restrictions on its use of capital. The U.S.

WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totalling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported Thursday.

TORONTO — When Paddy Cosgrave welcomed the world to his annual Collision tech conference on Tuesday, it was far from the event he envisioned when he started planning it last year.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter and a vastly worse performance is expected in the current three-month period, when the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the U.S.

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s state-run airline said Thursday it will ground 150 pilots, accusing them of obtaining licenses by having others take exams for them, an accusation that followed a probe into last month’s crash that killed 97 people in Karachi.

TORONTO — Seven-year-old Stanley has been donning a wet suit to swim in his pool since March to keep busy while shut-in at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday it is aiming for a “more inclusive vision of beauty” in its skin care products and will remove words such as “fair,” “whitening” and “lightening” from its products, a move that c

NEW YORK — Macy's said Thursday it's laying off 3,900 people corporate staffers, roughly 3% of its overall workforce, as the pandemic takes a financial toll on the iconic department store chain's sales and profits.