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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked lower in the second quarter. The agency says household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income fell to 175.

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. has signed a deal to buy wealth management business Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Ltd.

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VANCOUVER — Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract more doctors to work in the province.

Pender Harbour residents association seeks declaration DRIPA is unconstitutional

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks.

MONTREAL — A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained almost one per cent Wednesday, led by base metal, industrial and technology stocks, while U.S. markets rallied to reverse the selloff that started the day. Tech stocks helped lift Wall St.