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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.3 per cent to $82.9 billion in December.

TORONTO — Mithaq Capital SPC says it's dropping its hostile takeover offer for Aimia Inc. after not enough shares were tendered before the bid expired on Thursday.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

TORONTO — A southwestern Ontario police force is facing scrutiny for its decision to send a team to an international competition in Dubai, an event that saw its members training with and competing against a Russian special unit whose members are accu

REGINA — Saskatchewan teachers were expected to stop noon-hour supervision to get the government to address their demands.

TORONTO — On a cool-but-sunny February day in Toronto’s west end, a temperature-controlled truck pulls up at the rear of a Metro grocery store, where pallets of food about to reach their sell-by date sit waiting.

VANCOUVER — Elias Lindholm led the way with two goals and the Vancouver Canucks extended their winning streak to three games with a4-1victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Louis-Félix Charrois earned a 28-save shutout to lead the Drummondville Voltigeurs to a 2-0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Thursday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action.

CALGARY — The offence hasn't come easy for Filip Zadina toiling on San Jose's fourth line, but he had a career night on Thursday.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jagger Firkus scored his 41st goal of the season in helping lift the Moose Jaw Warriors past the Brandon Wheat Kings 4-2 on Thursday in Western Hockey League action.