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Raptors Earn First NBA Title, Top Injured Warriors

OAKLAND — Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada's first NBA championship. "We the North!" is now "We the Champs!" A Canadian team — and we're not talking hockey here — stood on top of one of the traditional major sports leag...
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Which Countries Have the Most Immigrants?

The proportion of immigrants varies considerably from one country to another. Analysis Gilles Pison In some, it exceeds half the population, while in others it is below 0.1%. Which countries have the most immigrants? Where do they come fro...
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Marlboro Maker Places $2.4 Billion Bet on Marijuana

NEW YORK — One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4 billion buy-in. Altria will pay another $1.4 billion for warrants that if exercised, would give Altria a...
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Canada Now World’s Largest Legal Marijuana Market

MONTREAL — Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. "This is going to going to make a real difference for people who have been unfairly impacted by the previous regime...
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How NAFTA 2.0 Will Shake up Business as Usual

WASHINGTON — American dairy farmers get more access to the Canadian market. U.S. drug companies can fend off generic competition for a few more years. Automakers are under pressure to build more cars where work...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

US, Canada Reach Deal to Stay in Trade Pact With Mexico

WASHINGTON — Canada is back in a revamped North American free trade deal with the United States and Mexico after weeks of bitter, high-pressure negotiations that brushed up against a midnight deadline. In a joint statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert ...