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S&P/TSX composite closes with gain of more than 100 points; U.S. markets also up

S&P/TSX composite closes with gain of more than 100 points; U.S. markets also up

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moved higher on Wednesday as it caught up to U.S. gains on its first day of trading after the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. Meanwhile, the major U.S.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as a strong year for markets winds down

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher as a strong year for markets winds down

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher close as trading remained light on this holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% Wednesday. The Dow rose 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%.
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2 models of Apple Watch can go on sale again, for now, after court lifts halt over a patent dispute

2 models of Apple Watch can go on sale again, for now, after court lifts halt over a patent dispute

Two higher-end models of the Apple Watch can go on sale again after a federal court temporarily lifted a sales halt ordered by the International Trade Commission over a patent dispute.
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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train
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Prime Video makes changes as it sets launch date for showing ads in Canada

Prime Video makes changes as it sets launch date for showing ads in Canada

TORONTO — Amazon's Prime Video has picked the date when it'll begin showing commercials on its streaming service in Canada. Representatives for the company told The Canadian Press they've marked Feb.
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Cargojet renews shipping partnership with Canadian North airline

Cargojet renews shipping partnership with Canadian North airline

Cargojet Inc. says it has renewed a partnership with Arctic-focused airline Canadian North to deliver cargo to the region. Mississauga, Ont.
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The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

The flight attendants who fought sexism in the skies — and won

MONTREAL — Even before her job offer was finalized in 1973, Senka Dukovich realized her career as a flight attendant had an expiry date.
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A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet

A long-overlooked climate solution, geothermal could be in for its hottest decade yet

CALGARY — It's clean, renewable, and right there below our feet, but geothermal energy has largely remained undeveloped in Canada.
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Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81

BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two decades later, has died. He was 81.
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Child-free finances: How your financial needs, concerns differ if you don't have kids

Child-free finances: How your financial needs, concerns differ if you don't have kids

As the child-free lifestyle surges in popularity among younger generations, many might imagine it means having a lot more money to spend, but that's not always the case.
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