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OTTAWA — Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ deputy governor Sharon Kozicki says swings in the inflation rate are to be expected after the latest consumer price index report showed inflation climbed in August for the second month in a row.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s inflation rate has been rising for two consecutive months as underlying price pressures remain stubbornly high, a combination that makes the Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s next interest rate decision more challenging.

TORONTO — Amazon.com Inc. says it is ramping up to hire more than 6,000 people across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant says the new hires will cover full-time, seasonal and part-time roles.

EDMONTON — Severe storms in Alberta and the Prairies this summer resulted in more than $300 million in insured losses, according to initial estimates from the Insurance Bureau of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. owes a slew of top-ranking sports teams and leagues millions of dollars.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s shrinking flyer industry and the slew of businesses who rely on it for advertising were dealt another blow last week when one of Ontario's most prominent media conglomerates stopped printing 70 community newspapers and announced th

VANCOUVER — Shares of Equinox Gold Corp. fell nearly 20 per cent in early trading Tuesday after the company announced a deal to raise US$150 million in an offering of convertible debt.

STELLARTON, N.S. — David Sobey, a former chief executive and chair of the Sobeys Inc. grocery store chain, has died. He was 92 years old. Empire Co. Ltd.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting again as Wall Street waits for the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% early Tuesday. The Dow slipped 37 points and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.4%.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s annual inflation rate was 4.0 per cent in August, Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says.