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S&P/TSX composite index weighed down by energy, U.S. markets rise

S&P/TSX composite index weighed down by energy, U.S. markets rise

TORONTO — Weakness in energy and base metals led Canada's main stock index to a loss Tuesday, the day before a much-anticipated interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada, while U.S. markets rose. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 138.
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Foreign online streaming services must now pay into fund for Canadian news, content

Foreign online streaming services must now pay into fund for Canadian news, content

OTTAWA — Online streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify are being told they must start contributing money toward local news and the production of Canadian content.
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Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds

Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds

OTTAWA — Government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the auditor general concluded in a report released Tuesday.
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Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as bets rise for rate cuts following job-openings data

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as bets rise for rate cuts following job-openings data

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks held relatively steady after a report suggested the job market is cooling. The S&P 500 edged up 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.2%.
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Ontario creates new rules on benzene pollution aimed at one Sarnia company

Ontario creates new rules on benzene pollution aimed at one Sarnia company

TORONTO — Ontario has created new rules specifically for one Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant to try to ensure it stops emitting high levels of benzene that have affected a neighbouring First Nation for years.
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New Brunswick's Twin Rivers pulp mill fined $250,000 for polluting Madawaska River

New Brunswick's Twin Rivers pulp mill fined $250,000 for polluting Madawaska River

EDMUNDSTON, N.B. — The Twin Rivers Paper Company in New Brunswick has been fined $250,000 after pleading guilty to allowing a failed pipeline to dump pulp and paper process water into the Madawaska River.
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Auto sales rise 5.7 per cent in May, says DesRosiers

Auto sales rise 5.7 per cent in May, says DesRosiers

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says light vehicle sales rose 5.7 per cent in May from last year as the market continues to recover from pandemic lows.
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Baby eels worth up to $350K destined for overseas market intercepted in Nova Scotia

Baby eels worth up to $350K destined for overseas market intercepted in Nova Scotia

DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Federal fisheries officials say they seized 60 kilograms of baby eels worth between $250,000 and $350,000 at a ground transport facility in Dartmouth, N.S., on Friday.
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Vancouver home sales fall nearly 20 per cent in May as inventory continues to climb

Vancouver home sales fall nearly 20 per cent in May as inventory continues to climb

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in May fell 19.9 per cent from the previous year as more new properties continued to hit the market.
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New Brunswick school bus drivers fail to meet licensing, training requirements: audit

New Brunswick school bus drivers fail to meet licensing, training requirements: audit

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general has uncovered evidence of school bus drivers failing to meet licensing, training and criminal record check requirements, saying these lapses are putting students at risk.
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