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TORONTO — Mo Hameed started a TikTok account showcasing everyday Canadians sharing what they do and how much they make just a few months ago.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by surging consumer prices and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government announced Thursday, unchanged from its previous second-quarter estimate.

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has bought Tri Global Energy (TGE), a U.S. renewable power project developer, for US$270 million in cash and assumed debt.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew slightly in July with the latest reading on real gross domestic product coming in higher than expected. Statistics Canada said Thursday that the economy grew by 0.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany plans to spend up to 200 billion euros ($195 billion) helping consumers and businesses cope with surging energy prices, particularly for natural gas , due to the war in Ukraine.

TORONTO — Equitable Bank says the federal finance minister has approved the company's deal to buy digital rival Concentra Bank. The Toronto-based bank says no further regulatory or shareholder approvals are required in the acquisition.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her economic plan and shrugged off the negative reaction from financial markets, saying she’s willing to make “difficult decisions” to get the economy growing.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Britain's central bank moved forcefully to stop a budding financial crisis. Market benchmarks in Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney added more than 1%.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A broadly smiling California Gov.