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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin.

HALIFAX — An art dealer says a painting by the husband of renowned folk artist Maud Lewis sold Sunday for $5,500, with part of its attraction СÀ¶ÊÓƵ that he falsely signed his wife's name to his work.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is travelling back to Washington, D.C., this week, along with her provincial counterparts, to lobby U.S. lawmakers and industry players amid continued tariff threats.

TORONTO — Aphria Inc. has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by shareholders alleging the company made misrepresentations to capital markets in 2018.

Improving international sales helped McDonald’s overcome some weakness at home in the fourth quarter, but the company said it expects U.S. sales to pick up later this year.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Shares of MDA Space Ltd. were up more than 10 per cent after it signed a contract worth $1.1 billion with satellite operator Globalstar Inc.

TORONTO — TD Bank Group plans to sell its 10.1 per cent stake in the Charles Schwab Corp. as it continues work to recover from the fallout of its anti-money laundering failures in the United States.

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says she is "deeply concerned" about the latest tariff threat by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Improving international sales helped McDonald’s overcome some weakness at home in the fourth quarter.