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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,376.23, down 81.23): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 21 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $55.62 on 10.3 million shares.

TORONTO — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index edged downward Wednesday as the price of oil receded off a strong morning, while U.S. markets slid by a wider margin. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 81.23 points at 20,376.23.

VANCOUVER — Social media technology company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off seven per cent of its staff in its third job cut in the last year and replacing its chief executive.

NEW YORK — Wall Street had its biggest pullback of the year as a January market rally sputtered. Technology stocks led the way lower, including a 1.9% drop in Microsoft after the tech titan joined others in its industry in announcing layoffs.

The Insurance Bureau of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says severe weather caused $3.1 billion in insured damage in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in 2022, from flooding to storms to Hurricane Fiona. That makes 2022 the third worst year for insured losses in Canadian history.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they've done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards slowed consumer activity over the crucial holiday shopping season.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Irving Oil says it has teamed up with a renewable energy producer to supply its Saint John, N.B., refinery with carbon-negative renewable natural gas. The New Brunswick company says Anaergia Inc.

TORONTO — Canadian pension funds are falling short in responding to the climate crisis despite recent progress by some, said a report by an advocacy group out Wednesday.

These are the 10 most expensive natural disasters in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ as measured by insurance payouts, adjusted for inflation in 2021. This data is from the Insurance Bureau of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. 1. Fort McMurray wildfires (2016): $4 billion 2.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay Company has unveiled a list of the first 25 Zellers locations to open inside select Hudson's Bay department stores across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.