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The most brazen copycats go much further than using the same shade. They copy everything from a product’s design to its logo in hopes of making a quick buck off people wanting a product so indistinguishable from the original.

Post-secondary associations on both sides of the border report increased interest among American researchers in academic positions north of the 49th parallel.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host winners of his second annual meme coin contest, offering top buyers of his $TRUMP cryptocurrency an audience with him even as the token’s value has plunged 96 per cent from its peak last year.

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has fined a well-known former mortgage broker from Toronto and his wife for an alleged mortgage “scheme” which they say used a loophole to avoid oversight and caused his clients “serious” economic and psychological suffering.

A Quebec woman whose new electric vehicle was in and out of the shop for 16 months says the first-in-Canada anti-lemon law doesn’t go far enough.

A New Brunswick gas station owner says he’s trying to help the 'little guy' by holding gas sales at his two retail locations.

'Buy now, pay later' apps offer shoppers a way to split purchases into smaller instalments, often with no upfront cost. But money experts warn the convenience can come with hidden risks if users aren’t careful.

It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.

The jet fuel crisis that has scrubbed thousands of flights worldwide has travellers counting how much money they could lose and whether their insurance will protect their wallets. The answer to that is not entirely clear, and experts call this uncharted territory for the industry.

Human rights lawyers are calling on Ottawa to ban American imports that stem from forced labour, specifically auto imports from Alabama.

Canada’s main stock index ended the week just a touch in negative territory, while strength in tech helped buoy U.S. markets. 

Businesses have doled out as much as US$4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz generates a seismic shift in global trade flows.

A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.

The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand an existing natural gas pipeline in British Columbia, a move one executive says demonstrates a greater “sense of purpose” from Ottawa toward bolstering Canada’s status as a global energy exporter. 

The federal government announced Friday it has approved Enbridge Inc.’s $4-billion Sunrise natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia. Here’s a quick rundown of the project and why it’s important.