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TORONTO — Google says it will pay publishers around the world about US$1 billion over the next three years for use of their content, the company's latest effort to relax tensions over its share of advertising sales that help fund the news industry.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,184.54, up 63.16 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 76 cents, or 4.67 per cent, to $15.50 on 10.9 million shares.

TORONTO — Auto sales in September were 2.4 per cent higher than a year earlier, marking the best month for dealers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.

TORONTO — North American stock markets started the fourth quarter higher with investors again turning to the tech sector amid some disappointing economic signals in the U.S.

FRANKFURT — Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever.

TORONTO — If you're looking for a place to stay over the Halloween weekend, your options may be limited.

LONDON — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves — and is running into skepticism even from some of th

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is advising teachers and other individuals receiving wages or income support from the province that payments may be delayed.

Labour leaders are calling on Ottawa to provide immediate financial aid and rapid viral testing to an airline industry devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto is one of seven world cities most at risk of a residential real estate bubble, according to a new report released by UBS this week. Toronto scored 1.