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HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government's plan to double a deed transfer tax for non-resident homebuyers needs to be reconsidered, says the association for the province’s Realtors.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has identified five areas that it deems suitable for the development of offshore wind farms.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to levels never seen before . Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce for the first time this week.

TORONTO — An Ontario court has approved the sale of two facilities owned by the Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Court documents show Joriki is selling its Delta, B.C.

CALGARY — The chief executive of oilfield services provider Calfrac Well Services has abruptly resigned a day after the company reported a quarterly loss.

Before COVID-19, it might have been unthinkable to have a stranger picking out bananas or selecting the perfect pork roast for your Sunday dinner.

About 70 faculty members at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver will receive lay-off notices Friday after a "sharp decline" in international students resulted in a revenue loss of about $49 million.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has introduced legislation that if passed would put a stop residents from having to change their clocks twice a year.