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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed his $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.

CALGARY — The Trans Mountain pipeline has been shut down temporarily due to widespread rains and flooding in British Columbia. Trans Mountain Corp.

José Cil first tried Firehouse Subs while criss-crossing Florida as a Walmart executive. "I had a chance to visit basically the entire state," said Cil, now the CEO of Restaurant Brands International Inc.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales across the country saw their largest month-over-month increase since July 2020 in October, even as new listings fell by about 20 per cent from a year ago.

CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it will invest $6 million into a venture capital fund in an effort to boost the city's growing tech sector.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's government is unveiling a plan to tug at the heartstrings of residents who have moved away.

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. says it has signed a deal to sell its Weston Foods ambient bakery business for $370 million. Weston's ambient business provides retail and food service customers in Canada and the U.S.

OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales fell three per cent to $58.5 billion in September as motor vehicle sales fell due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors that has hurt auto production.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus clinched a major deal on Monday valued into the billions of dollars to sell 111 new aircraft to the Air Lease Corporation, its second blockbuster order at the Dubai Air Show.

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. is raising its quarterly dividend to shareholders by 12 per cent. The insurance company says it has declared an additional dividend of 5.2 cents per share, payable on Dec.