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Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease

Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease

NEW YORK (AP) — Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.
Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up

ST. MARY'S — A coastal Newfoundland town besieged for decades by the fetid stench wafting from an abandoned fish-sauce factory has finally received good news. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary's, N.L.
Buy Canadian moment creates opportunity for Roots and its domestic leather business

Buy Canadian moment creates opportunity for Roots and its domestic leather business

TORONTO — Rifling through the Roots Corp. product archives on a recent Thursday morning, CEO Meghan Roach is surrounded by the kind of heritage “most consumer brands would die to have.
Canadian gold miner placed under temporary provisional administration in Mali

Canadian gold miner placed under temporary provisional administration in Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A judge in Mali on Monday ordered Barrick Gold to be placed under provisional administration for six months in an ongoing dispute between the Canadian mining company and the West African nation's military government over unpaid ta
Proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis back Sunoco offer for Parkland

Proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis back Sunoco offer for Parkland

CALGARY — Two proxy advisory services are recommending shareholders vote in favour of Parkland Corp.'s planned takeover by U.S. company Sunoco LP. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co.
Hudbay Snow Lake mining operations resume after Manitoba wildfire evacuations

Hudbay Snow Lake mining operations resume after Manitoba wildfire evacuations

TORONTO — Hudbay Minerals says it has restarted its Snow Lake operations in northwestern Manitoba after authorities lifted wildfire evacuation orders for the area.
May home sales down 4.3 per cent from year ago, but activity up month-over-month

May home sales down 4.3 per cent from year ago, but activity up month-over-month

Home sales in May fell 4.3 per cent compared with a year ago, however the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that activity picked up when compared to the previous month.
MEG Energy urges shareholders to reject takeover offer by Strathcona Resources

MEG Energy urges shareholders to reject takeover offer by Strathcona Resources

CALGARY — MEG Energy Corp.'s board of directors is urging shareholders to reject an unsolicited takeover offer by oilsands peer Strathcona Resources Ltd., calling it opportunistic and not in the best interests of the company or its investors.
The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company

The Trump family's next venture, a mobile phone company

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family said it is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House despite ethical concerns that the U.S.
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.
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