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Sheertex temporarily lays off 40% of staff as it braces for impending U.S. tariffs

Sheertex temporarily lays off 40% of staff as it braces for impending U.S. tariffs

The CEO of Sheertex says she's had to temporarily lay off 40 per cent of the company's staff, in part because of tariffs the U.S. has promised to place on Canadian goods.
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Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery

Veteran linebacker Pickett says he's ahead of schedule in off-season injury recovery

Adarius Pickett has started taking significant steps forward in his preparation for the 2025 CFL season. The veteran linebacker started sprinting this week as part of his off-season workouts.
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Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

WASHINGTON — Key cabinet ministers returned to Washington Tuesday to keep pressing Canada's economic case as a month-long pause on Donald Trump's tariff threat has done little to ease Canada's concerns.
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Fagbemi and Central Arkansas host Queens

Queens Royals (14-9, 7-3 ASUN) at Central Arkansas Bears (6-17, 2-8 ASUN) Conway, Arkansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
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Queens (NC) plays Austin Peay, looks to end home slide

Austin Peay Governors (10-11, 5-5 ASUN) at Queens (NC) Royals (7-14, 1-9 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens (NC) is looking to end its five-game home skid with a victory against Austin Peay.
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Floods kill 2 people and wreak havoc in Australia's Queensland after monsoon rains

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a few days, devastating small rural towns on the state’s north c
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Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now

Quebec premier says North American free-trade agreement should be reopened now

QUÉBEC — Talks should begin as soon as possible on renegotiating the North American free-trade agreement, Quebec Premier François Legault said Tuesday in the legislature, as he and other leaders pondered how to respond to the major economic threat so
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Mavs get Caleb Martin in trade that sends Quentin Grimes and a draft pick to Sixers

Mavs get Caleb Martin in trade that sends Quentin Grimes and a draft pick to Sixers

DALLAS (AP) — Caleb Martin and Quentin Grimes are switching locker rooms in Philadelphia. The Dallas Mavericks acquired Martin on Tuesday in a trade with the 76ers that sends Grimes back to the Eastern Conference.
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Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement

Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement

MONTREAL — A Quebec labour group is urging governments and the public to boycott Amazon because the online retail giant announced the closure of its seven warehouses in the province a few months after workers at one of the facilities voted to unioniz
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‘A grim picture’: Truckers say tariffs could prompt industry layoffs, shutdowns

‘A grim picture’: Truckers say tariffs could prompt industry layoffs, shutdowns

MONTREAL — Truckers say the sweeping tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump would wreak havoc on their industry as trade between Canada and the United States takes a hit.
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