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TORONTO — A potentially precedent-setting showdown between Hudson's Bay and a group of landlords opposing the retailer's push to sell about two dozen of its leases to a B.C. billionaire got underway in court Thursday.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033.

People from all over the world lined up to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence ,” at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode I

The firing of the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the resignation of several high-profile agency leaders pose immediate challenges to the operations of the nation's premiere public health agency, experts said.

QUÉBEC — Quebec's auto insurance board is going to make it easier for police to obtain documents in their investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the state-owned corporation, Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault said

On the surface, banking with a credit union may seem a lot like a traditional bank. But it’s not.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index struggled to find direction and finished flat on Thursday, while U.S. markets reached new highs and investors digested key earnings reports on both sides of the border.

CALGARY — The bad news for Alberta's oil-reliant budget is set to get worse. Finance Minister Nate Horner says softening oil prices mean this year's projected budget deficit is expected to grow by $1.3 billion, and will now finish at $6.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Bugonia,” a disturbed, conspiracy obsessed man kidnaps the head of a pharmaceutical company and tortures her in an attempt to save humanity.