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OTTAWA — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Child Benefit is being hailed for lifting children out of poverty seven years since its introduction, as families get a cost-of-living boost this month.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,436.87, down 54.30): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 19 cents, or 0.75 per cent, to $25.62 on 9.5 million shares.

TORONTO — Losses in technology stocks helped lead sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index lower Thursday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed as the Nasdaq was dragged down by the weakness in technology. U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Drops for Tesla, Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks are clamping the brakes on Wall Street’s torrid rally. The S&P 500 fell 0.

Consumer spending is expected to cool in the third quarter as interest rate hikes continue to work their way through the economy, experts said.

WASHINGTON — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s budget watchdog is taking a second look at Ottawa's new tax on underused housing that critics hope will lead to a last-minute reprieve for U.S. cottage owners.

MONTREAL — The federal government has slowed the timeline on a faster passenger railway set to stretch from Toronto to Quebec City.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June to the slowest pace since January, as a near-historic low number of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines.

Cineplex says the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon is taking hold in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, with nearly 345,000 advance tickets purchased for two of the biggest Hollywood movie releases of the year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.