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Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United, but the company says they're not related.

Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc.

EDMONTON — Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul Beaudry says returning inflation to the central bank's two per cent target is critical because high and volatile inflation makes the economy inefficient and businesses less competitive.

MONTREAL — A prominent businessman and lawyer who believes the Montreal Gazette needs local ownership has offered to take a stake in the newspaper, but he said Thursday he hasn't heard back from its owner.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,606.42, down 113.97): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up 99 cents, or 3.79 per cent, to $27.12 on 26.

WASHINGTON — The federal government is giving in to the same nationalist impulses it has been fighting for years in the United States, say critics on both sides of the border who oppose Ottawa's new push to discourage foreigners from owning Canadian

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles in the U.S.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost just over half a per cent Thursday amid weakness in energy and technology, while U.S. markets fell further. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 113.97 points at 20,606.42.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. chief executive Alex Pourbaix will step down from his CEO role later this year to devote more time to his evolving role as an outspoken champion of Canada's oilsands industry and its decarbonization ambitions.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street, posting their biggest drop in four weeks, after another reading on inflation came in hotter than expected. The S&P 500 fell 1.