National Business

MONTREAL — Canadian cheese and dairy giant Saputo Inc. has sold one of its production plants in Australia to local rival Bega Cheese for $244 million.

EDMONTON — A number of people at Suncor's refinery in Edmonton were sent to hospital after a toxic gas was released at the facility.

BRUSSELS — European regulators came down hard on another U.S. tech giant Wednesday, fining Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company's Android operating system to install Google search and browser apps.

TORONTO — Detour Gold Corp. says it has raised concerns with securities regulators about statements by a U.S. hedge fund.

CALGARY — Kinder Morgan says the $4.5 billion deal to sell Trans Mountain pipeline assets to the federal government is progressing well.

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says service interruptions related to labour negotiations and strike notices caused its net income to decrease 10 per cent in the second quarter despite higher revenues.

Canada's main stock index closed down along with the loonie as the energy and consumer staples sectors lost ground, while U.S. markets were mixed. The modest uptick in most U.S.

Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,477.40, down 41.84 points) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Aerospace, rail equipment. Down 30 cents, or 5.75 per cent, to $4.92 on 15.

TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Everything in the closing Blockbuster video stores in Alaska is for sale, except the celebrity jockstrap.