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MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.

CALGARY — Trans Mountain Corp. says CEO Dawn Farrell will become chair of the company's board Sept. 1.

LEAMINGTON, ONT. — Cannabis and beverage company Tilray Brands, Inc. says it lost US$15.4 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, a US$104.4-million improvement from a year earlier when it lost US$119.8 million in the same period.

WHITEHORSE, YUKON — WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks.

Canada's main stock index dipped on Monday, dragged down by losses in the energy and tech sectors while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 35.24 points at 22,779.57.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed close ahead of a week full of earnings reports from Wall Street’s most influential companies and a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.

The Competition Bureau study will zero in on the state of competition among carriers, barriers to entry and growth in the market, and obstacles for travellers looking to make informed choices.

Luggage retailer Bentley & Co. Ltd. has agreed to be sold to the Quebec businessman behind the Hart chain, court filings show.

A U.S. court has dismissed three claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. employee who alleges the company's chief executive sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour. U.S.

HALIFAX — As the Nova Scotia government announced it ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $144 million, opposition parties called for changes to spending practices that allow the governing party to approve extra spending without oversi