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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,985.54, down 198.18 points.) The Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Financials. Down $1.77, or 1.37 per cent, to $127.54 on 9.
It's Showtime! Ontario and Manitoba cinemas flicker back to life as reopening expands

It's Showtime! Ontario and Manitoba cinemas flicker back to life as reopening expands

TORONTO — Ontario and Manitoba head back to the movies this weekend, joining the rest of the country for a summer season delayed by starkly different pandemic restrictions.
North American stock markets end losing week as investors turn cautious

North American stock markets end losing week as investors turn cautious

TORONTO — North American stock markets closed down to end a losing week as investors turned cautious ahead of an historically weaker seasonal period. Stock markets have been on fire since the November U.S.
Rescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floods

Rescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floods

BERLIN (AP) — In one flooded German town, the ground collapsed under family homes. In another, floodwaters swept through an assisted living center, killing 12.
Government body sets deadline for grocery code of conduct

Government body sets deadline for grocery code of conduct

Canada's agricultural ministers have given the country's grocers until the end of the year to propose measures to regulate the industry, in a move lauded by Canada’s second largest grocery retailer to promote fairness in the market.
Three years after Supreme Court decision, TRREB still fighting over MLS data

Three years after Supreme Court decision, TRREB still fighting over MLS data

TORONTO — Three years after losing a prolonged court battle over the restriction of housing data, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board continues to pursue legal action against companies it accuses of illegally accessing its Multiple Listing Service
Brookfield Property Partners unitholders vote to approve privatization deal

Brookfield Property Partners unitholders vote to approve privatization deal

TORONTO — Brookfield Property Partners LP says unitholders have voted to approve a deal that will see Brookfield Asset Management Inc. acquire the stake in the firm it does not already own and take the real estate firm private.
NFL's Richard Sherman charged with DUI, other crimes

NFL's Richard Sherman charged with DUI, other crimes

SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman after police said he drunkenly crashed his SUV in a construction zone and tried to break into his in-laws’ home.
Ottawa pledges $2.7 million to support operations at regional airport in Sydney, N.S.

Ottawa pledges $2.7 million to support operations at regional airport in Sydney, N.S.

SYDNEY, N.S. — The federal government is promising $2.7 million to help the airport in Sydney, N.S., recover from losses suffered because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport, located in Cape Breton, N.S.
Complex entry requirements are holding back travel rebound:, agents say

Complex entry requirements are holding back travel rebound:, agents say

Before the pandemic brought the travel industry to a near standstill, the documentsoutlining entry requirements that Kristin Hoogendoorn would hand her clients prior to a trip typically consisted of a single page.