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U.S. President Donald Trump says the Keystone XL oil pipeline project “may be awoken from the grave.” Experts suggest the remark may have more to do with politics than petroleum. Source link

Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit as a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet got underway Tuesday. Source link

Columbia House, the company that lured millions of customers into mail-order memberships with the promise of 12 CDs for a penny, said it was shutting down after 71 years. CBC News has contacted the company after the notice was removed from its website. Source link

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July were down compared with a year ago, but edged slightly higher month over month. Source link

The new slate of tariffs are set to hit a range of industries, ranging from lumber to electronics, manufacturing to dairy. Regardless of the sector, these small business owners fear the new levies will take a massive bite out of their cross-border sales. Source link

Meta has lost two trials concerning child safety on its platforms so far this year and settled a third case. The company now faces what could be its most consequential trial yet, in federal court beginning Tuesday. Source link

The resumption of hostilities in the Middle East in July sent gas pump prices back up, after a brief ceasefire cooled them in June. Inflation for food bought from stores cooled in July, with fresh vegetable and chicken prices driving the decline. Source link

Australian beef is on supermarket shelves across Saskatchewan now, and the prices are much lower than for Canadian beef. Source link

As Canada, the United States and Europe grapple with another brutal wildfire season, pressure is building on the manufacturer of the Canadair “Super Scooper” water bombers to increase production, and on the federal government to bulk order the planes. Source link