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Top 20 most popular television shows for the week

Top 20 most popular television shows for the week

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a list of the 20 most-watched television shows in prime time for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6, their networks and viewerships: 1. Winter Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 11 million. 2. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, NBC, 10.76 million.
S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points despite energy falling on lower oil prices

S&P/TSX composite up more than 100 points despite energy falling on lower oil prices

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 100 points in a broad-based rally with only the energy sector falling along with crude oil prices.
Vaccine mandate 'not an issue at all,' CEO of Canada's largest trucking company says

Vaccine mandate 'not an issue at all,' CEO of Canada's largest trucking company says

MONTREAL — Canada's largest trucking company is virtually untouched by the vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border, says TFI International Inc. chairman and CEO Alain Bédard.
Cenovus CEO says current high oil prices can't be banked on moving forward

Cenovus CEO says current high oil prices can't be banked on moving forward

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. will continue to keep a tight rein on capital spending even as crude prices surge to eight-year highs, the CEO of the Calgary-based oil producer said Tuesday.
Supermarket theft rising, shoplifters more aggressive, warns grocery industry

Supermarket theft rising, shoplifters more aggressive, warns grocery industry

Shoplifting appears to be on the rise at grocery stores in Canada as a growing number of supermarkets report an increase in thefts of food and pharmacy products. Industry experts say meat is the No.
Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off

Joe Rogan dispute shows Spotify limits of being hands off

NEW YORK (AP) — Like Facebook and Twitter, Spotify is learning the limits of deflecting responsibility for what is said on its platform. Podcasting has sprouted as an industry with few standards about policing offensive or misleading content .
US stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump's final days

US stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump's final days

The Justice Department is standing by a settlement it reached with Boeing for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max, despite personal pleas to Attorney General Merrick Garland from relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Max jets.
Justice Dept. announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests

Justice Dept. announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.
Canada posts $137-million merchandise trade deficit for December

Canada posts $137-million merchandise trade deficit for December

OTTAWA — Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $137 million in December to end a run of six consecutive monthly surpluses, but finished the year with an annual surplus for the first time since 2014.
Petronas Energy Canada CEO to depart for Malaysia

Petronas Energy Canada CEO to depart for Malaysia

CALGARY — Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. has announced a leadership change.