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Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with some more gains

Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with some more gains

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted higher as Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday, extending its winning streak to a seventh day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.
New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

New California laws aim to reduce smash-and-grab robberies, car thefts and shoplifting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov.
Broke and broken: Report says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s public transit in critical funding state

Broke and broken: Report says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s public transit in critical funding state

OTTAWA — A new analysis warns that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a "downward spiral" unless major new streams of operating revenue open up.
New Brunswick's Point Lepreau nuclear power plant down until mid-November

New Brunswick's Point Lepreau nuclear power plant down until mid-November

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick’s electrical utility says its sole nuclear generating station will remain shut down until at least mid-November. The station at Point Lepreau, N.B.
Cannabis company Canopy Growth says chief executive David Klein to retire next year

Cannabis company Canopy Growth says chief executive David Klein to retire next year

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says chief executive David Klein is retiring next year. The cannabis company says Klein will call it quits at the end of the company's current financial year on March 31, 2025.
CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in July up 16% from June

CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in July up 16% from June

OTTAWA — The annual pace of housing starts in July climbed 16 per cent compared with June as starts of multi-unit projects shot higher for the month, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.
Green energy projects eye underground salt caverns as key to hydrogen storage

Green energy projects eye underground salt caverns as key to hydrogen storage

Triple Point Resources Ltd. CEO Julie Lemieux wants people to understand the sheer size of the Fischell Salt Dome, a geological formation on Newfoundland's west coast she says could play a key role in the green energy transition.
Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales down 2.1% in June at $69.6B

Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales down 2.1% in June at $69.6B

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says manufacturing sales fell 2.1 per cent to $69.6 billion in June, as sales for the transportation equipment, chemical product and primary metal subsectors moved lower.
Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign

Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries and laying out
Tenant advocate decries ruling that let sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ landlord hike rent 27% after rates rose

Tenant advocate decries ruling that let sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ landlord hike rent 27% after rates rose

VANCOUVER — Lawyer Rob Patterson says the phones at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre never stop ringing — but he worries a decision allowing a landlord to impose a 27 per cent rent increase will fuel even more demand for its services.