Oct 1 (Reuters) - Canada will reduce credit card transaction fees for small businesses by up to 27% starting on Oct 19, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement on Tuesday.
The cut could save eligible businesses over C$1 billion ($740,000) over five years, she said.
($1 = $1.35 Canadian)
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu, editing by David Ljunggren)
Donald Trump 's town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert Monday after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room. The Republican presidential nominee paused during a question-and-answer session as a doctor in the room attended to the first person to have a medical issue. After a second emergency halted the discusion moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Trump stopped taking questions.
After a 9-0 beatdown in Game 1, the Mets responded with an emphatic 7-3 victory at Dodger Stadium.
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Asian stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by a strong Wall Street close and investor optimism about corporate earnings, while the dollar held near a two-month top, aided by bets on a smaller U.S. rate cut next month. Oil prices are down about 3% after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told the United States that Israel is willing to strike Iranian military targets and not nuclear or oil ones, easing immediate concerns about supply disruptions. China's blue chips fell 0.4%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.3% as a lack of new stimulus details from Beijing left investors wanting for more.
The Nets defeated the Wizards, 131-92. Cam Thomas led the Nets with 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 3PM, while Shake Milton added 16 points and 3 assists in the victory. Jordan Poole tallied 13 points and 3 rebounds for the Wizards in the losing effort.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rebecca Kimmel sat in a small room, stunned and speechless, staring at the baby photo she had just unearthed from her adoption file.
The 76ers defeated the Hawks, 104-89. Tyrese Maxey recorded 14 points and 7 assists for the 76ers, with Guerschon Yabusele adding 10 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Zaccharie Risacher led the Hawks with 14 points and 8 rebounds in the defeat.
The Government could allow 500 members of the Afghan special forces who fought against the Taliban to settle in Britain.
Harry Wilson’s first-half penalty kept the Dragons in touch with group leaders Turkey.
Woman charged with firing gun at a home with two children inside, High Point officers say
Libby Titus, a singer who recorded two albums in the late 1960s and ’70s before retiring from the music scene, later becoming the wife of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, died Sunday at age 77. No cause of death was given. Fagen announced her death on Steely Dan’s website. “My beautiful wife, Libby Titus Fagen, passed …
The Jets took the field for the first time since firing Robert Saleh on Monday night.
MONTREAL — Lars Eller had two goals against his former team as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Monday night at the Bell Centre.
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The Academy Award winner received an unexpected "gift" during a visit to Charleston, S.C.
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Sumter County officials encourage residents to evacuate, flood levels rising
ESPN must have had a good feeling that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was going to nail a Hail Mary right before halftime during Monday Night Football. Right before Rodgers nailed an improbable deep touchdown to Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard to close out the h
NEW YORK (AP) — Turns out, Taylor and Travis like to watch a little baseball, too.
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