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When people decide to start cycling to work, they sometimes go overboard. They think they need to buy excessive gear, specific clothes, the perfect bike — they commit to five days a week, no matter what.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling as Wall Street waits to hear from the Federal Reserve, which will make its latest announcement on interest rates Wednesday. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% in early trading Tuesday.

CALGARY — Parkland Corp., which is facing calls from an activist shareholder for an overhaul of its board, has named two new independent directors.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (0.8) — Prince Edward Island: 2.0 per cent (1.

NEW YORK (AP) — Google owner Alphabet will buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion. The all-cash deal is set to boost Alphabet’s profile in the cloud computing market, a space currently led by Amazon and Microsoft.

OTTAWA — The annual rate of inflation accelerated sharply to 2.6 per cent in February as the federal government’s temporary tax break came to an end mid-month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. That marks a sizeable jump from the 1.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — McDonald's Canada is trying its hand at a vegetable-based burger — again. The fast-food chain announced Tuesday that it will test its new McVeggie at some restaurants in Langley, Richmond and Surrey, B.C.

Average Canadian farmland values continued their more than 30-year streak of increases last year, but Farm Credit Canada says the rate of growth is slowing and trade disruptions could further dent them.

OTTAWA — A Liberal member of Parliament is set to join a United States senator at the Canada-U.S. border today for a discussion on how to navigate the trade war between the two nations.