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sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index edged downwards and U.S. markets ticked slightly higher on what was overall a quiet day of trading Thursday. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 4.03 points at 19,969.19.

The Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s steep rate hike cycle could be coming to an end, but don't expect rates to start going back down any time soon.

NEW YORK — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street but remain lower for the week after five straight losses. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Thursday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%. U.S.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s most prominent banks and insurers say they are sticking with the virtual or hybrid annual general meetings they adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic for another year.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s telecommunications regulator refused a request from Telus Corp. to charge some customers a credit card processing fee.

TORONTO — Drivers hoping for cheaper gas can fill up after the price at the pump across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ dropped on Thursday to an average 143 cents per litre.

Cineplex Inc. has opened the first of its new theatre, dining and entertainment complexes called Junxion. The Toronto-based theatre operator's first location is at Kildonan Place, a Winnipeg mall that was home to a Famous Players cinema.

CALGARY — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Energy Regulator has issued financial penalties against Trans Mountain Corp. related to the 2020 death of a worker.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s financial regulator is raising the amount of capital major banks need to have on hand over concerns of high household debt levels and other elevated systemic vulnerabilities.

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