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Dennis Oland, accompanied by his mother Constance Oland, arrives for the start of his trial in Saint John, N.B. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Oland is charged with second degree murder in the death of his father. Richard Oland, 69, was found dead in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011. (Andrew Vau.... More »

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Air Miles expands offerings, including ways to earn and redeem + MORE Jul 6th

Air Miles has unveiled its new brand platform, complete with an aspirational tagline that aims straight at Canadians’ revenge-travelling hearts: “Collect more moments.”  As you might recall, BMO Financial Group bought Air Miles in March 2023, after the program’s owner, Loyalty Ventur.... More »

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The stock market eked out another all-time high on Tuesday, but the gains were slight as investors waited for more news on the economy. As the reporting period for the third quarter winds down, companies have again managed to post strong earnings, allaying investors’ concern that slowing growth elsewhere in the world would crimp profits.
On Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.16 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 17,614.90.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.42 points, or 0.1 per cent, to close at 2,039.68.
The Nasdaq composite climbed 8.94 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 4,660.56.
For the week:
The Dow is up 40.97 points, or 0.2 per cent.
The S&P 500 index is up 7.76 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 28.02 points, or 0.6 per cent
For the year:
The Dow is up 1,038.24 points, or 6.3 per cent.
The S&P 500 index is up 191.32 points, or 10.4 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 483.97 points, or 11.6 per cent.
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The TSX rose 50 points to 14,760.27 in trading Tuesday as investors bought up gold stocks that have been beaten down in recent sessions.

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OTTAWA — Canada has struck another blow against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Department of National Defence said Tuesday as Canadians gathered in cities and towns across the country to mark Remembrance Day.
A CF-18 fighter-bomber used a laser-guided bomb to hit an artillery position Tuesday near the city of Bayji, north of Tikrit, said Johanna Quinney, a spokeswoman for Defence Minister Rob Nicholson.
The airstrikes were being conducted near Bayji, which sits roughly midway between the cities of Baghdad and Kirkuk, in support of Iraqi forces conducting localized offensives in the area, Quinney said.
U.S. and coalition jets have been pounding the area in recent weeks, destroying bunkers, vehicles and least one anti-aircraft gun in recent days.
A technical briefing on the strike has been scheduled for Thursday, but an update on DND’s website said, “The use of air power contributing to the destruction of ISIL infrastructure and equipment denies them the military means to attack (Iraqi security forces) or coalition assets…

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