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NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide swoon for financial markets is carrying over to Wall Street, and stocks are slipping further on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, a day after dropping 1.1% as the U.S.

DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.

TORONTO — Scotiabank raised its quarterly dividend as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.16 billion, down from $2.75 billion in the same quarter last year. The bank said Wednesday it will now pay a quarterly dividend of $1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,146.01, down 205.05): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 55 cents, or 2.10 per cent, to $25.59 on 14.0 million shares.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index declined more than 200 points on Tuesday after the long weekend, pulled down by losses in industrial, tech and telecom stocks, while U.S.

MONTREAL — The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear any clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off.

HALIFAX — Lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape, though climate change may be to blame for a recent downward trend, the federal Fisheries Department says.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slid on Wall Street as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans still haven’t agreed on a deal to keep the U.

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has the highest level of household debt in the G7, making its economy vulnerable to a global economic crisis, according to the country's housing agency. In an analysis published Tuesday, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Mortgage and Housing Corp.