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Health officials in Ontario investigate reports of diners getting sick

Health officials in Ontario investigate reports of diners getting sick

MARKHAM, Ont. — Health officials in a southern Ontario municipality are investigating reports of several diners becoming seriously ill following a weekend meal at a restaurant in Markham.
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Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber

Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of "unwarranted and unfair" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The Canadian government filed notice of the challenge today under the U.S.
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Bell pushes back against accusations surrounding LaFlamme departure, coverage

Bell pushes back against accusations surrounding LaFlamme departure, coverage

TORONTO — Bell Media is pushing back against accusations that CTV National News anchor Lisa LaFlamme was ousted because of her appearance and that it interfered in the network's coverage of the fallout.
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Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin

Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States in an effort to prevent a federal court from shutting down the Line 5 pipeline.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,836.12, down 37.17 points.) Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Down 21 cents, or 1.04 per cent, to $19.96 on 26.
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North American markets edge lower as investors account for hawkish U.S. Fed

North American markets edge lower as investors account for hawkish U.S. Fed

North American stock markets were down slightly Monday as investors continued to adjust to the idea that inflation — as well as the efforts by central banks to curb it — is not going to go away anytime soon.
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Wall Street closes lower, adding to last week's losses

Wall Street closes lower, adding to last week's losses

NEW YORK — Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Monday, adding to their hefty losses from last week when the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates high as long as it takes to tame inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.
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TD Bank sees up to 25% drop in Canadian home prices by early 2023

TD Bank sees up to 25% drop in Canadian home prices by early 2023

TORONTO — A new TD Bank report suggests the average price of a home in Canada could fall between 20 and 25 per cent from its peak seen earlier this year to the first quarter of 2023.
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Rogers outage relevant to approval of $26B Shaw deal, Competition Tribunal rules

Rogers outage relevant to approval of $26B Shaw deal, Competition Tribunal rules

OTTAWA — Canada's Competition Tribunal has ruled that the Rogers Communications Inc. July 8 service outage is relevant to the upcoming hearings on the telecom giant's $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc.
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NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an engine.
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