Indigenous News

TORONTO — From a cyberattack that downed its website for weeks to board unrest and the departure of its famed founder, Indigo Books & Music Inc. has faced plenty of turmoil in recent years.

Toronto city council voted to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales while asking the provincial government for sales tax revenue to help tackle a looming budget crunch.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says home sales in Montreal rose four per cent in August compared with the same month last year.

BOSTON — Forward Hilary Knight, goaltender Aerin Frankel and defender Megan Keller have signed three-year contracts with the Boston franchise of the Professional Women's Hockey League.

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. expects revenue in its second quarter to total about US$132 million as it says it faced delays in closing certain large deals and lowered its full-year revenue outlook for its internet-of-things (IoT) business.

TORONTO — A relationship is all about sharing, but when it comes to finances it can get complicated. Take shared bank accounts.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire CWC Energy Services Corp. in a deal valued at about $141 million including shares, cash and assumed debt.

TORONTO — Back-to-back series wins over the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics have given the Toronto Blue Jays some momentum for the stretch drive.

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

A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators.