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2 days ago | flamboroughtoday.com | Damian J. Troise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Friday, marking its second weekly gain in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.2%. U.S. employers slowed their hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade wars. Lululemon Athletica sank after lowering its profit forecast for the full year.

4 days ago | flamboroughtoday.com | Bambang Sadewo

Commuters on Hwy. 401 through Milton could soon face more construction zones as the province looks to improve a busy stretch of the corridor. The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is proposing major upgrades on the section of the highway between Steeles Avenue at Regional Road 25 and Milburough Line, including a potential widening from six to 10 lanes — with high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes — as part of a long-term plan to ease congestion.

4 days ago | flamboroughtoday.com | Joshua Clipperton

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman knew something wasn't right. The Edmonton Oilers winger had just released the puck crossing his blue line in Game 4 of the Western Conference final when Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment caught him with a glancing blow in the neutral zone. Hyman dropped his stick and immediately skated off, favouring his right arm before heading straight to the locker room.

4 days ago | flamboroughtoday.com | Chuck Chiang

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request for expression of interest from companies to provide geothermal or hydroelectric projects to expand long-term power capacity and meet peak demand.

5 days ago | flamboroughtoday.com | Michael Kunzelman

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.