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PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister François Bayrou announced Tuesday the renegotiation of a contested plan raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a crucial move to seek more stability for his minority government.

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CALGARY — Workers represented by Unifor at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway have voted in favour of strike action if their union cannot reach a new deal with the company The union says members voted 99 per cent in support of the strike mandate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose 0.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says it has initiated the temporary suspension of operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali.

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday, echoing Wall Street trading, where gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.8% in morning trading to 38,469.

Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market. The discount carrier's schedule shows that starting in late April it will stop its four flights per week from Hamilton, Ont.

TORONTO — New data says Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the 2024 holiday season in Canada, regaining the top spot after recent years were dominated by pre-Christmas shopping.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost one per cent Monday, weighed down by losses in energy, technology and utilities, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 231.41 points at 24,536.32.