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Pho F&M owners Madeline and Mark Tran moved to St. John's from Vietnam with their two sons in 2021.

Family cooking 'with all of our hearts' to bring tastes of Vietnam to St. John's at newly-opened pho restaurant

Mark Hoffe Special to SaltWire Newfoundland and Labrador’s culinary landscape grows more diverse every year. Although fish and chips, burger battles and pizza remain popular with locals and tourists, food from various world cultures finds a welcome ...

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'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years

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Jackson McLean, manager, and owner Peter Byrne of The Seed Company in St. John's. Next April marks 100 years in business for the company, though the pair have already begun ringing in the occasion and hope to have some sales and contests soon. Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25

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Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

Prices at the Pumps: Some small relief, more for diesel

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Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

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Boeing, GKN Aerospace close deal for St. Louis site

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Boeing said on Friday that it has closed a deal with aero supplier GKN Aerospace and its parent company Melrose Industries for a plant in St. Louis. The deal immediately transitions GKN's St. Louis site's operations in support of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announces Jerome Powell as his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017.

Explainer-How Trump could influence the makeup of the Fed

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |4 min read

(Reuters) - Donald Trump's allies are reported to be drafting proposals to erode the Federal Reserve's independence if the presumptive Republican presidential nominee regains the White House, with installing loyalists at the central bank as a key ...

A Canadian Loonie, otherwise known as a one dollar coin, is displayed on top of an American one dollar bill in this posed photograph in Toronto.

C$ trims weekly gain as U.S. inflation remains sticky

Fergal Smith |Updated 17 minutes ago |2 min read

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged lower against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as U.S. inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve could turn more hawkish compared to the Bank of Canada and some other major peers, but ...

Exclusive-General Mills explores sale of $2 billion-plus yogurt business in North America, sources say

Abigail Summerville |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read

By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Mills, the maker of Cocoa Puffs and Cheerios breakfast cereals, is exploring a sale of its North America yogurt business including its popular Yoplait brand in a deal that could be worth more ...

The Treasury Department is pictured in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2021.

U.S. Treasury refunding set to offer relief from supply rises

Karen Brettell |Updated 29 minutes ago |2 min read

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to offer markets some relief next week when it details refunding plans for the coming quarter, by keeping the size of most of its auctions steady after three quarters ...

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Aug. 25, 2011--A newer, smaller bag of Ben's Holsum Fresh Enriched White bread for story on how food quantities are shrinking while prices stay the same, or increase.

You knead to be careful about online Ben's Bread rumours

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 2 hours ago |3 min read

Proving that no molehill is too small to turn into a mountain, social media in Halifax this week flamed into a small firestorm after someone posted that “after 117 years, Ben’s bread is no more.” While it is true that Ben’s Bakery was a Halifax ...

The United States Department of Labor is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020.

US Labor Department corrects productivity data

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Labor Department said on Friday it had corrected productivity data going back to 2019 after a computation error in off the clock hours worked ratios biased downward the labor hours levels underlying the ...

Two senators want US to order Tesla to restrict Autopilot use

Reuters |Updated 59 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Friday urged regulators to bar Tesla from allowing the use of driver assistance system Autopilot on roads where it is not intended. Democratic Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal said the National ...

Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais speaks during the Energy Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 26, 2023.

'End of oil not in sight', OPEC Secretary General says in MEES article

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - The end of oil is not in sight, OPEC's top official said, as the pace of energy demand growth means that alternatives cannot replace it at the needed scale, and the focus should be on cutting emissions not oil use. In an op-ed ...

An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., March 18, 2023.

Earnings for Big Oil backpaddle as natgas prices tumble

Sabrina Valle |Updated 6 minutes ago |2 min read

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. and European oil companies reported weaker first quarter results on Friday due to a sharp drop in natural gas prices compared with a year ago. In the U.S., Exxon Mobil missed Wall Street earnings targets ...