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'Daylight saving time confuses me:' Canadians prepare to adjust clocks

'Daylight saving time confuses me:' Canadians prepare to adjust clocks

SASKATOON — The general manager of a movie theatre in Saskatchewan says it’ll be an extra early Oscars watch party this weekend as the award show airs after most Canadians wind their clocks ahead an hour.
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Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury captured his 88th World Cup title with an individual moguls victory on Friday, but fell short of securing his 25th career Crystal Globe. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que.
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Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says it is still collecting feedback on how to reopen the redfish fishery this spring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after collapsing stocks led to a decades-long moratorium.
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CPP Investments to acquire $2.9B stake in Italian telecom network deal

CPP Investments to acquire $2.9B stake in Italian telecom network deal

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has committed to invest $2.9 billion as part of an investor group buying a telecommunications network in Italy from Telecom Italia S.p.A. Under the agreement, CPP Investments will acquire a 17.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.
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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.7) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.
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Algonquin Power and Utilities reports Q4 profit as revenue falls from year ago mark

Algonquin Power and Utilities reports Q4 profit as revenue falls from year ago mark

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. reported a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year earlier as its revenue fell 11 per cent. The company, which keeps its books in U.S.
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Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran.
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In the news today: Vigil for slain Ontario family held, and February jobs numbers due

In the news today: Vigil for slain Ontario family held, and February jobs numbers due

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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