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CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. says it and its partner have successfully completed the sale of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System. Earlier this year, the companies announced they were selling the U.S. pipeline for US$1.

Less than two years after it first hit the skies, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Jetlines has grounded its planes and ceased operations amid a cash crisis that caused it to become the third Canadian carrier in less than a year to stop flying.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index gained 1.2 per cent Thursday in a broad-based rally, while U.S. markets also soared to trade near recent record highs.

It wasn't until a cluster of Listeria cases emerged in Ontario that the federal health agency says it was able to find the source of an outbreak that's now linked to three deaths and 20 infections.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to one of its best days of the year Thursday after data showed the U.S. economy is holding up better than expected , with particular credit going to the country’s shoppers . The S&P 500 jumped 1.

OTTAWA — Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has rejected a request from Canadian National Railway Co. for binding arbitration as the clock ticks down to a potential lockout of its employees.

TORONTO — OMERS says it earned a net investment return of 4.

TORONTO — RBC and TD Bank Group have agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars in penalties after being charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over recordkeeping violations. RBC Capital Markets has agreed to pay US$45 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month by the most in a year and a half, easing concerns that the economy might be weakening under the pressure of higher prices and elevated interest rates.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s housing market softened slightly in July from a month earlier as sales of existing homes dipped and new listings inched up, the Canadian Real Estate Association said. Sales were down 0.