Monthly Archive: March 2018

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Wedding insurance can cover unforseen problems, but not a runaway bride

TORONTO — With just four weeks until she was set to walk down the aisle, Ashleigh Post learned the celebration she and her fiance had planned at an Ontario waterfront restaurant had to be moved elsewhere after the venue’s lease was suddenly terminated. It was peak wedding season last July when she started calling venues […]

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Barclays to pay $2 billion to US to settle mortgage suit

NEW YORK — Barclays has agreed to pay $2 billion in civil penalties to the U.S. government to settle a lawsuit alleging that it was involved in a fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities. The announcement was made Thursday by the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn. The Justice Department sued the Britain-based Barclays Bank […]

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Fashion show without catwalks promotes modest wear in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A weeklong fashion event in Dubai is being held without catwalks, models or skin-baring designs. Instead, around 30 designers of fashionable modest wear– some Muslim and others not– from nearly two dozen countries showcased their long-sleeved and floor-length pieces on large screens. Buyers could see and touch the collections up […]

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President Trump goes after a favourite target, Amazon

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is going after Amazon again. Trump tweeted Thursday: “I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many […]