Monthly Archives: July 2018

Industrials and tech help lift Toronto market while US stocks sink News1130 TORONTO – The industrials and technology sectors helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 63.64 points to 16,541.04, after 90 minutes of trading. and more »

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Suspected Russian agent has ties to South Dakota businessman News1130 PIERRE, S.D. – A conservative political operative who once worked on Pat Buchanan’s 1992 presidential campaign and made an action movie with Jack Abramoff more recently helped arrange several speeches in South Dakota for a gun-rights activist … and more »

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Cannabis sales in Manitoba will be subject to government fee and markup News1130 WINNIPEG – When recreational cannabis is legalized later this year, it will be subject to a government fee and a wholesale markup in Manitoba. The provincial government says a “social responsibility fee” of six per cent will be applied to a cannabis … and more »

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Most actively traded companies on the TSXNews1130Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down 30 cents, or 5.75 per cent, to $4.92 on 15.7 million shares. Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Health care. Down one cent, or 0.13 per cent, to … Continue reading →

More Montreal deaths may have been caused by heat News1130 MONTREAL – Montreal health authorities now say 53 deaths in the city may be attributable to a heat wave earlier this month. The new number could mean as many as 89 Quebecers died as a result of heat-related complications between June 30 and July 7. and more »

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