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7 dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan, 2 still missing

7 dead after South Korean tanker capsizes off Japan, 2 still missing

TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown.
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Gannett, McClatchy news chains say they will stop using Associated Press content

Gannett, McClatchy news chains say they will stop using Associated Press content

NEW YORK (AP) — The Gannett and McClatchy news chains, publishers of more than 230 outlets including USA Today and the Miami Herald, have said they will stop using journalism from The Associated Press amid continued financial pressures for the news i
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Gildan Activewear shops for competing offers after potential buyer emerges

Gildan Activewear shops for competing offers after potential buyer emerges

Gildan Activewear Inc. is entertaining offers to buy the business after seeing interest from at least one potential buyer.
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New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water

New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state legislature.
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New Brunswick budget $41 million in surplus, no voter-friendly items before election

New Brunswick budget $41 million in surplus, no voter-friendly items before election

FREDERICTON — The final New Brunswick budget before this year's provincial election includes a $41-million surplus but no big-ticket items to entice voters to the polls. Tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Ernie Steeves, the $13.
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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 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,860.58, up 23.40 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 14 cents, or 0.26 per cent, to $54.66 on 14.8 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite creeps higher after inflation report, U.S. stock markets rise

S&P/TSX composite creeps higher after inflation report, U.S. stock markets rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Tuesday after a new report on inflation surprised to the downside, while U.S. markets rose ahead of Wednesday's interest rate announcement. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 23.
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Stock market today: Wall Street notches another record ahead of Fed news

Stock market today: Wall Street notches another record ahead of Fed news

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street notched another record high as traders wait to hear what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates. The S&P 500 shook off an early loss and closed 0.6% higher Tuesday, beating the all-time high it set last week.
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$41-million surplus and other highlights from New Brunswick's 2024-25 budget

$41-million surplus and other highlights from New Brunswick's 2024-25 budget

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government on Tuesday tabled its last budget before this year's provincial election. Here are some highlights. - Budget of $13.3 billion, with 6.4 per cent increase in spending. - Surplus of $40.
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Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

HALIFAX — Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province’s wineries said undercut their operations.
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