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TORONTO — A new report says the gender pay gap in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ narrowed last year compared with 2021, but still stood at more than 20 per cent.

The head of the Tourism Industry Association of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says businesses are struggling to stay afloat under a pile of debt and a dearth of overseas visitors.

HALIFAX — Search vessels and aircraft from the United States and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ were scouring an area Monday south of Newfoundland for a small submersible reported missing during a dive to view the wreckage of the Titanic.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,934.21, down 41.16): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up five cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $25.09 on 3.1 million shares.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main financial index ticked lower Monday, with broad-based but shallow weakness across sectors including energy, financials, industrials and tech.

MONTREAL — WestJet's decision to bring Sunwing Airlines under its main banner could mean less service and higher fares — particularly in Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and smaller cities across the country, experts say.

TORONTO — The head of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.

PARIS — The federal government says it will invest nearly $350 million to support decarbonization of the aerospace industry.

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Co. Ltd. says it's launching its Voilà online grocery home-delivery service in Calgary, Edmonton and the surrounding areas.

TORONTO — Several Canadian tech organizations are forming a group to advance the country's semiconductor industry. The group is called the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Action Network.