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Black Press Media acquires two new Alaska newspapers

Black Press Media acquires two new Alaska newspapers

New Media Investment Group to acquire the Akron (OH) Beacon Journal while Black Press Media takes on daily newspapers in Juneau and Kenai Alaska
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Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate as economic growth moderates

Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate as economic growth moderates

The central bank kept its rate at 1.25 per cent Wednesday
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Starbucks to give racial sensitivity training after viral arrest video

Starbucks to give racial sensitivity training after viral arrest video

Police were called after two black men refused to leave a Philadelphia store
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Canada adds 32,300 jobs, as unemployment rate stays at record low 5.8%

Canada adds 32,300 jobs, as unemployment rate stays at record low 5.8%

The last time the jobless rate was this low was in 2007
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Uber self-driving crash video calls safety, rules into question

Uber self-driving crash video calls safety, rules into question

Experts say footage shows that vehicle’s sensors should have spotted pedestrian, initiated braking
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Annual inflation rate rises to 2.2% for its fastest pace since fall 2014

Annual inflation rate rises to 2.2% for its fastest pace since fall 2014

Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February was up 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago
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Woman struck and killed by self-driving Uber vehicle

Woman struck and killed by self-driving Uber vehicle

Ride-hailing company suspends all road-testing of such vehicles in U.S. and Canada
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Privacy watchdog to explore Facebook leak

Privacy watchdog to explore Facebook leak

Canadian expert says his analytics company helped Trump campaign capitalize on private Facebook info
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Progress on fixing Phoenix pay system backlog could be short-lived: Ottawa

Progress on fixing Phoenix pay system backlog could be short-lived: Ottawa

Feds have said they won’t try to recover money overpaid until all outstanding issues are fixed
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Manufacturing sales fell 1.0 per cent in January: Statistics Canada

Manufacturing sales fell 1.0 per cent in January: Statistics Canada

Motor vehicle, aerospace and primary metal industries lead drop in manufacturing sales
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