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Mattress retailer Sleep Country reports Q3 profit down from year ago

Mattress retailer Sleep Country reports Q3 profit down from year ago

TORONTO — Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it saw pockets of softness in consumer demand, particularly on larger ticket items.
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Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught US-China relations

Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught US-China relations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught U.S.
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Héroux-Devtek reports $4.6M Q2 profit, sales up nearly seven per cent from year ago

Héroux-Devtek reports $4.6M Q2 profit, sales up nearly seven per cent from year ago

MONTREAL — Aircraft parts maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it earned $4.6 million in its latest quarter, down from $4.8 million in the same quarter last year, as its revenue rose nearly seven per cent.
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Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workers

Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After a marathon week of negotiations, the Las Vegas hotel workers union announced that it reached a tentative deal with Wynn Resorts, preventing a strike that was set to begin Friday morning if bargaining had failed.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he suffered a minor stroke while attending a business conference in Mexico City.
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Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit

Jury awards $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former assistant in gender discrimination lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury awarded more than $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former personal assistant Thursday, finding one of his companies responsible for subjecting her to a toxic work environment.
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Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress

Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress

The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a "clear warning sign” that the aviation system is under stress.
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Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says its net loss for the second quarter was $324.8 million, compared with $305.8 million a year earlier. The company says its net loss from continuing operations was $148.2 million, compared with $196.
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Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

Judge in Alaska upholds Biden administration's approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a massive project that drew the ire of environmentalists who had accused the president of
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Aurora Cannabis revenues rise in Q2, led by strength in medical cannabis sales

Aurora Cannabis revenues rise in Q2, led by strength in medical cannabis sales

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it earned $256,000 in the second quarter, up from a loss a year earlier of $45.5 million. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says net revenue for the quarter was $63.4 million, up from $48.
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