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Telus Corp. raised its dividend as it reported a profit of $551 million in its latest quarter, up from $358 million in the same period last year.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strong sales boosted a Powerball jackpot to an estimated $1.6 billion on Friday, making it the largest lottery prize in history.

TORONTO — Global layoffs orchestrated by new Twitter owner Elon Musk have hit the company's Canadian office with its two most senior leaders announcing they were part of the cuts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation .

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate held steady at 5.2 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.3 per cent (9.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's October employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (5.2) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.3) Participation rate: 64.9 per cent (64.

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Aaron Campbell and his brother were boating from Yellowknife to Hay River, N.W.T., earlier this fall when they got stuck on a sandbar in the shallow waters of Great Slave Lake near the mouth of the Hay River.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the former captain in charge of the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, Cory Palka was a star himself.

TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported net income in the third quarter of $3.2 million, down from $137.6 million the year before, attributing the drop to a net fair value loss on investment properties.