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Great-West Lifeco reports rise in second-quarter net earnings to $1 billion

Great-West Lifeco reports rise in second-quarter net earnings to $1 billion

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. says its second-quarter earnings roughly doubled from last year as it benefited from interest rate movements and lower business expenses. The insurer says it had net earnings of $1 billion, or $1.
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Woman charged with murder after human remains, chemicals found at Toronto apartment

Woman charged with murder after human remains, chemicals found at Toronto apartment

TORONTO — Toronto police say they've charged a 22-year-old woman with first-degree murder after human remains and chemicals were allegedly found in an apartment in June.
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Nuvei reports lower second-quarter profits as take-private deal approaches

Nuvei reports lower second-quarter profits as take-private deal approaches

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. says it earned US$5.3 million in its second quarter, down from US$11.6 million a year earlier. The Montreal-based company says revenues totalled US$345.5 million, up from US$307.0 million during the same quarter last year.
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Suncor Energy earns $1.57 billion in second quarter

Suncor Energy earns $1.57 billion in second quarter

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $1.57 billion in its second quarter, down from $1.88 billion in the second quarter of 2023. The Calgary-based oil giant says on an adjusted basis, it earned $1.63 billion, up from $1.
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S&P/TSX composite catches up on Wall St. selloff while U.S. stocks rebound

S&P/TSX composite catches up on Wall St. selloff while U.S. stocks rebound

Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday as it played catch-up while U.S. stock markets regained some of the ground lost in a big plunge Monday when the Toronto market was closed.
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Prime minister speaks to health workers, members of Black community in Winnipeg

Prime minister speaks to health workers, members of Black community in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made brief stops in Winnipeg on Tuesday to meet with members of the Black community and health-care workers. Trudeau spoke to several dozen people at a morning event hosted by Black History Manitoba.
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Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance

Audit of BC Timber Sales program finds issues with road and bridge maintenance

VICTORIA — The Forest Practices Board says an audit of the BC Timber Sales program and timber sales license holders in the Boundary region found "significant issues" with road and bridge maintenance.
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Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?

Is Singapore's housing model a realistic solution for Canada's affordability woes?

VANCOUVER — Urban planner Louisa-May Khoo says she got a sense of deja vu when British Columbia Premier David Eby announced the BC Builds housing program earlier this year.
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Wall Street closes higher, bouncing back from its biggest wipeout in almost 2 years

Wall Street closes higher, bouncing back from its biggest wipeout in almost 2 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as calm returned to the market a day after its biggest pullback in almost two years. The S&P 500 rose 1% Tuesday, breaking a brutal three-day losing streak.
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Greater Toronto home sales ticking downward despite interest rate drops: TRREB

Greater Toronto home sales ticking downward despite interest rate drops: TRREB

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in July were up from last year but down from a month earlier, despite a jump in listings.
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