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Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

TORONTO — In buying out Bell's ownership share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Rogers Communication is going all-in. Rogers announced Wednesday it is purchasing Bell's 37.5 per cent share of MLSE for C$4.
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Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up , state media and officials for the milit
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Montreal police arrest two people in connection with 15-year-old's opioid overdose

Montreal police arrest two people in connection with 15-year-old's opioid overdose

MONTREAL — Montreal police have arrested two people on drug charges following an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old boy from a synthetic opioid overdose last December, a case that made headlines across Quebec.
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Airlines could be charged millions in new fee proposal from transport regulator

Airlines could be charged millions in new fee proposal from transport regulator

GATINEAU, Que. — A new proposal from the country's transport regulator would charge airlines $790 for each passenger complaint it resolves — regardless of which party wins the dispute.
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S&P/TSX composite down, U.S. stock markets also lower after Fed cuts interest rates

S&P/TSX composite down, U.S. stock markets also lower after Fed cuts interest rates

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index slipped on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also posted small losses after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a highly anticipated outsized cut to its key interest rate.
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% to pull 0.
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Canada ambassador to China says relations at 'yellow light' but not adversarial

Canada ambassador to China says relations at 'yellow light' but not adversarial

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to China says Ottawa's "complex" relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are in reverse.
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Premier Smith blames fate of Calgary Green Line on lack of 'political oversight'

Premier Smith blames fate of Calgary Green Line on lack of 'political oversight'

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a lack of "political oversight" undermined Calgary's Green Line light rail transit project, but says her government will not take it over.
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Airports to be equipped with CT scanners to detect explosives, other threats

Airports to be equipped with CT scanners to detect explosives, other threats

OTTAWA — At one Canadian airport, removing laptops and liquids from your carry-on at security is a thing of the past, thanks to a fresh use of half-century-old technology.
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Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president

Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying neither candidate had sufficient support from the 1.3 million-member union.
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