National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index saw broad declines Wednesday while U.S. markets were mixed as both the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve held borrowing costs steady. The S&P/TSX composite index finished 169.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Community College has officially opened the third of seven promised on-campus housing projects at its waterfront campus in Dartmouth. The $58.6 million student residence will house 200 students beginning in September.

TORONTO — Canada's Gabriel Diallo has advanced to the third round of the men's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 27th-seed from Montreal beat Italy's Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 (6). Gigante doubled-faulted on match point.

TORONTO — Thousands of young people lined up for interviews at the Canadian National Exhibition job fair on Wednesday amid a high level of youth unemployment in Ontario.

CALGARY — Police say three youths were arrested, including an 11-year-old, after a Calgary bus driver and a liquor store were robbed.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes slipped as doubts rise about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.

The federal government says it is committed to working with Mi’kmaq First Nations in Nova Scotia to improve the income assistance program — though Ottawa has yet to provide details on the progress of negotiations.

CALGARY — Precision Drilling Corp. says the outlook for its business is improving enough for it to reverse cuts to its capital spending program it had made amid economic uncertainty earlier this year — and further increase it.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada left its policy rate unchanged Wednesday but said future cuts may be warranted as U.S. tariffs continue to cloud the outlook. The central bank’s policy rate remains at 2.75 per cent after a third consecutive hold.

Capital Power Corp.