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TORONTO — A change affecting pharmaceuticals in the updated North American free trade agreement will mean cost savings for Canadians, but big drug companies say it could affect investment. Final terms in the trade deal that the U.S.

When Julia Faletski landed her first holiday bonus, the then-bank worker felt a wave of excitement because of her job well done. But then came some more work — figuring out how to make the most of that bonus.

MONTREAL — Consumers on the hunt for a Christmas tree have little to cheer about this year, as prices are through the roof due to a shortage of trees that can be traced back to the 2008 financial crisis.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Embattled cannabis company CannTrust Holdings Inc. says it has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that its shares are too low to continue to be listed on the stock market. The U.S.

GATINEAU, Que. — The proposed $3.5-billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines by an affiliate of Onex Corp.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats and the White House announced a deal Tuesday on a modified North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a major Capitol Hill win on the same day that impeachment charges were announced against him.

Canada's oldest retailer's strategy will remain the same whether or not it continues as a public company, Hudson's Bay Co. chief executive said as the department-store chain reported sluggish sales in its most recent quarter.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index dipped slightly Tuesday despite the signing of a revised North American free trade deal. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 0.15 of a point at 16,950.70.

MONTREAL — The Desjardins Group says the employee who stole the personal data of 4.2 million members of the financial co-operative also gained access to information for 1.8 million credit card holders.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — High on the Chilcotin plateau in British Columbia's Interior, the chief of a local First Nation says the traditional diet of its members is threatened by a landslide more than 150 kilometre away.