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Flame from furious pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continues burning

Flame from furious pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continues burning

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb subsided Tuesday but was still burning following a pipeline explosion that happened when a vehicle drove through a Walmart parking lot fence and struck an above-ground valve
Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria. At least 9 dead, hundreds injured

Hezbollah hit by a wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria. At least 9 dead, hundreds injured

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl — and wounding several thousand, offici
Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years

OTTAWA — Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada's two per cent target in August after a tumultuous battle with skyrocketing price growth, raising the odds of larger interest rate cuts in the coming months.
StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate.
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down

OTTAWA — Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception.
TikTok and the U.S. face off in court over law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok and the U.S. face off in court over law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok faced off with the U.S.
Earn while you learn: How apprenticeships give students a leg up in the trades

Earn while you learn: How apprenticeships give students a leg up in the trades

Apprenticeships can be a dream scenario. You can earn while you learn, jobs are in demand, incomes are often high.
Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, officials point to Israel

Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, officials point to Israel

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of people were wounded in Beirut’s suburbs after their handheld pagers exploded Tuesday, Lebanese state media and security officials said.
Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says.
Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):
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