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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Sparking power and controversy: Hydro One will release its second-quarter results Tuesday. It's the company's first earnings report since it bought U.S.
Scheer keeps eye on next election in debut cross-country summer tour

Scheer keeps eye on next election in debut cross-country summer tour

OTTAWA — Rest and relaxation might top the agenda for most Canadians right now but newly-minted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is going full-tilt on the barbecue circuit in a bid to introduce himself and boost his party's prospects before 2019.

Air Canada says no one injured after two planes clipped wings at Toronto airport

TORONTO — Air Canada says two airplanes clipped wings at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Saturday evening. The airline says none of the 286 passengers on board the incoming Air Canada flight were injured.
Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for deluge of Canada 150 visitors

Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for deluge of Canada 150 visitors

CALGARY — From avoiding burned out workers to ensuring washrooms have enough toilet paper, documents show how Parks Canada painstakingly prepared for a record number of visitors this year.

The deluge of national parks visitors in 2017, by the numbers

CALGARY — Entry to Canada's national parks is free this year to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation. Here is what Parks Canada prepared for, by the numbers: 23.2 million — Visitors in 2015 24.6 million — Visitors in 2016 27.

A list of Canada's busiest national parks and historic sites

CALGARY — National Parks are usually busy on summer long weekends, but Parks Canada has been bracing for even bigger numbers in 2017 as it offers free entry to mark the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Dry weather withering crops, stressing farmers in southern Saskatchewan

Dry weather withering crops, stressing farmers in southern Saskatchewan

REGINA — The ground is so dry and deeply cracked on Todd Lewis's farm in southern Saskatchewan that he says if a wrench is dropped down one of the crevasses, "we'll never find it.
Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses

Legal pot may breathe life into small Canadian towns hit by resource losses

DUNCAN, B.C. — In a tree-nestled First Nation community on Vancouver Island, forestry and farming used to be the major industries that kept the economy humming and put food on families' tables.

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — There is no winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket sold in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug.
Trudeau takes unscheduled ocean dip while touring national park in kayak

Trudeau takes unscheduled ocean dip while touring national park in kayak

SIDNEY, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took an unscheduled dip on Saturday when he fell into the water trying to get into a kayak.
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