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BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they have decided on a merger.

OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is taking another shot at Canada about becoming part of the United States.

TORONTO — It’s not every day, or even every decade, that a big foreign bank decides to have a go at Canada’s retail banking market.

TORONTO — The loonie fell below 70 cents US on Tuesday after the latest reading on inflation dropped below two per cent.

MONTREAL — Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers swung back into motion Tuesday after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada estimates the country's population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets):

TORONTO — A new poll suggests nearly a third of Canadians are planning to minimize their spending in the new year.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's abrupt departure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday resulted in a mini cabinet shuffle, with Dominic LeBlanc stepping into the role.

OTTAWA — Mail is set to begin moving again on Tuesday after a month-long strike by Canada Post employees comes to a close, even as the union representing postal workers challenges the intervention in the labour dispute.