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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops to finish higher, led by a handful of highly influential Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% Wednesday after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%.

TORONTO — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered TD Bank Group to pay US$28 million for repeatedly sharing inaccurate, negative information about its customers in the latest reprimand of the bank by regulators. The U.S.

Dollarama Inc.'s food aisles may have expanded far beyond sweet treats or piles of gum by the checkout counter in recent years, but its chief executive maintains his company is "not in the grocery business," even if it's keeping an eye on the sector.

VANCOUVER — Leaders from a wide array of businesses in British Columbia are urging the province's political parties to "deliver a clear and actionable plan" for revitalizing an economy that they say has pushed many residents into a "personal recessio

WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S.

TORONTO — Greater Toronto Area-real estate watchers say the combination of high interest rates and an uptick in new condo units coming online has led to an oversupply that will take time to balance out.

VICTORIA — British Columbia is forecasting a record budget deficit and a rising debt of almost $129 billion less than two weeks before the start of a provincial election campaign where economic stability and future progress are expected to be major i

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. revised its earnings guidance for 2024 lower due to several factors including the recent labour stoppage that saw both Canada's major railways grind operations to a halt.

JASPER, ALTA. — Town council in Jasper, Alta., heard Tuesday it won't be possible to secure temporary housing for everyone who lost their homes in a devastating wildfire in July.

TORONTO — Losses in the energy sector weighed on Canada's main stock index as the price of oil fell Tuesday, though the index posted just a small decline while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 24.06 points at 23,003.