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October 24, 2018
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Feds face calls to open Saudi deal after PM says cancelling would cost taxpayers

General Dynamics Land Systems, of London, Ont., is building light-armoured vehicles for the Saudis. The Kingdom's alleged involvement in the murder of a journalist has invoked calls to scrap the deal


Ontario to cap minimum wage at $14 an hour as part of labour reforms rollback

Labour Minister Laurie Scott said the government will be using an "economically sound metric" to decide the rate of future increases


Canadian National Railway rakes in record revenues amid concerns over capacity

The Montreal-based railway earned a net income of $1.13 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30


Ottawa to run bigger than expected deficits over coming years: budget watchdog

The projections come as Canada's fiscal trajectory comes under closer scrutiny with only a year to go before the next federal election
 
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