National Business

MONTREAL — From his suite on the 23rd floor of the Fairmont Dubai, Fethi Chebil surveys the luxury cars and driverless metro line unfurling to the horizon.

TORONTO — Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday.

Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that wage growth cooled last quarter.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is looking at boosting wind power and encouraging conservation — perhaps by charging customers different rates at peak hours — as part of a new long-term energy plan at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro.

WASHINGTON — The two sides in an enduring dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin are girding for battle again, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,519.37, up 133.90): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down $2.05, or 4.33 per cent, to $45.25 on 21.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, led by gains in the energy, technology and health-care sectors, while U.S. markets also posted gains. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 133.90 points at 20,519.37.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught on camera drinking milk straight out of the jug at a home he was showing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to climbing following more encouraging profit reports and the latest signal that inflation is loosening its chokehold on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1% Friday, marking its ninth winning week in the last 11.