The Mix

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold later this month after the labour market delivered a surprise hiring surge in June.

NEW YORK (AP) — A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect.

HALIFAX — Ottawa has announced details of $16 million it's providing for energy projects in the Maritimes.

SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was "reckless" but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company.

EDMONTON — Alberta and Ottawa have signed off on $203 million for new affordable housing projects across the province.

DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools.

TORONTO — As a major funding shortfall looms over Pride Toronto, some prominent LGBTQ+ advocates say it's high time to rethink the organization's corporate partnerships and return to its political grassroots.

TORONTO — The latest tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump is drawing condemnation from business leaders, though more because of the added uncertainty than the potential direct impact that experts played down.

Restaurant conglomerate CEO Eric Lefebvre says Canadian fast-food diners are proving resilient in the face of tariffs and pricing pressures, but their counterparts in the U.S. are faring much worse. Lefebvre's Montreal-based MTY Food Group Inc.

MONTREAL — The trade war between Canada and the United States hasn't discouraged foreign companies from investing in Montreal, but recent changes to federal and provincial immigration policies are causing the business community some concern, says an