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S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets give back some of last week's gains amid a reversal

S&P/TSX composite, U.S. markets give back some of last week's gains amid a reversal

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 160 points to finish trading on Monday, weighed down by losses in the industrial and financial sectors, while U.S. stock markets also fell in contrast to last week's rally.
Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
Desjardins Group announces changes to executive ranks

Desjardins Group announces changes to executive ranks

LÉVIS — Desjardins Group says it is shuffling and adding to its executive ranks starting Sept. 2.
Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’

Book Review: Elaine Hsieh Chou dazzles in short story collection ‘Where Are You Really From’

An awkward adolescent girl travels from the United States to visit her grandmother and other relatives in Taipei, where she becomes obsessed by her older girl cousin and the bizarre fantasy of cooking and eating a woman who works in the dumpling stor
Book Review: Renaissance scholar illuminates brief, transgressive life of poet Christopher Marlowe

Book Review: Renaissance scholar illuminates brief, transgressive life of poet Christopher Marlowe

The English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564, the same year as his frenemy William Shakespeare. Yet unless you majored in English in college, it is quite possible you never heard of him. Except you have.
LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs

LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs

WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs.
How young content creators plan to balance their social media success and campus life

How young content creators plan to balance their social media success and campus life

The pressure to constantly put out content to stay relevant can be overwhelming.
Stocks slip on Wall Street after last week's rally

Stocks slip on Wall Street after last week's rally

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street after a big jump last week on hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 0.8% after setting a record on Friday.
Air travellers face lengthy backlog in resolving complaints through CTA

Air travellers face lengthy backlog in resolving complaints through CTA

Air Canada customers looking to lodge a complaint with the regulator over their experience during the recent flight attendants' strike should prepare for a wait.
Negotiations between Canada Post, union delayed again

Negotiations between Canada Post, union delayed again

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says Canada Post has cancelled a meeting planned for the two sides today. The union says the corporation cancelled the meeting because Canada Post needs more time to review the union's latest global offers.