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TORONTO — The death knell is ringing for Canada’s oldest company.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says beware of scammers using his face to sell cryptocurrency. Moe, in a post on social media, says his photo and pictures of other public figures are being used to promote cryptocurrency scams.

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge has thrown cold water on a plan to have Walmart shoplifters wash cars as a consequence for their misdemeanor crime.

MONTREAL — Via Rail's on-time performance hit new lows in recent months, internal documents show, a decline the Crown corporation blames largely on new rules from Canadian National Railway Co.

REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — The Saskatchewan government has announced a list of fee changes coming this year, including a doubling of the cost to register electric vehicles.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained 1.5 per cent Friday, rallying alongside U.S. markets to end an otherwise grim week for equities, while the price of gold topped US$3,000 an ounce for the first time ever. It’s been almost two weeks since U.

ST. JOHN'S — As Canada vows to knock down internal trade barriers, unions representing workers at two large breweries in Newfoundland say easy beer sales between provinces would put local jobs at risk. Workers at the Molson Coors brewery in St.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since the election, but not by enough to keep Wall Street from a fourth straight losing week. The S&P 500 rose 2.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to levels never seen before . Gold futures surpassed the $3,000 per troy ounce for the first time this week.