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Thought leaders converge at Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference in Portland

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday she shares the "legitimate" concerns of U.S. officials about Mexico becoming a back door for China to wedge its way into the North American trading regime.

OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble. On Monday, Anand tabled a supplementary estimates request for $21.

TORONTO — Fears of escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict weighed on stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic Tuesday, but ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s main index recovered from early losses to end slightly up, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

MONTREAL — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia and other tech companies pulled U.S. stock indexes higher after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Tuesday.

Former cannabis cultivator Kris Kallu from Richmond files second lawsuit against uncle Avtar Dhillon, a former prominent Vancouver stock promoter who now faces prison time for criminal securities fraud.

OTTAWA — ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month.

OTTAWA — One in five immigrants who come to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ ultimately leave the country within 25 years, with about one-third of those people moving on within the first five years.

Request comes as VPD predicts it will be over budget this year by approximately $9 million.