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TORONTO — Target is bringing an added dose of Canadiana to its stores north of the border through a new partnership with Beaver Canoe. The U.S.-based retailer has announced an exclusive collaboration with the Beaver Canoe brand, which is part of Roots Canada. In what is billed as a first for the brand, the Beaver Canoe for Target collection will feature home decor products. The home collection will include more than 65 pieces, including furniture, pillows, lighting, frames, vases and candles.

It won’t take long for the thousands who flock to Toronto for the Canadian International Auto Show this week to realize that new cars aren’t the only eye-catching things on display.

Canada’s urgent hunt for buyers for its oil is being thwarted as the European Commission sticks to a plan to label fuel from tar sands deposits as highly polluting, deterring refiners bound by environmental rules. Intense pressure from Canada, seeking new markets to compensate for dwindling U.S. buying and discounted sales, has not convinced the EU executive to abandon its proposal to brand tar sands oil as more carbon-intensive than conventional crude.

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TORONTO — Clothing from Roots will be available at Target for a limited time when the retailer comes to Canada this spring. Target — expected to open stores north of the border in March and April — announced its list of partners and limited collections on Thursday. The Roots Outfitters collection, including fashions for women, men, boys, girls and toddlers, will be available from March to June. Target is also touting a women’s apparel collection from stylist Kate Young, to be on offer from April 14 to the end of May.

First Coverage submits: Broad, but Small, Gains in Market Last WeekNot surprisingly, given some favorable economic news last week, the market rose for the fifth week in a row. All the major indexes were up about 1% last week and were up about 5% for the first quarter of the year. All ten Dow Jones industries were up in price last week, although the gain for four (Consumer Goods, Technology, Health Care, and Financials) were each well under 1%.