National Business

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire refused to name a legal representative to the country.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say a British Columbia woman who posed as a care aide and defrauded seniors has been sentenced to four years in jail, less time served, as well as two years of probation.

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says it's taking on a new business structure as it shifts to a pure-play energy transition metals company. The company says it now has two regional business units, one for North America and one for Latin America.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.

HALIFAX — Layoffs at Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain are necessary because the properties were facing bankruptcy, according to the CEO of Postmedia Network Inc.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, as strength in financial and technology stocks helped outweigh weakness in energy, while U.S. markets rose to a solid finish after a day of mixed trading.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Stocks on Wall Street bounced back from a midafternoon fade Friday, leaving the market on pace to close out its fourth-straight winning month with more gains. The S&P 500 was up 0.

MONTREAL — The union representing thousands of railroaders has appealed the federal government's move that ended last week's rail shutdown — a work stoppage that halted freight and commuter traffic across the country.

OTTAWA — Economists say the Bank of Canada is still on track to cut interest rates next week, despite economic growth coming in stronger than expected in the second quarter.