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Back-to-school shoppers expected to head back to stores but pull back on spending

Back-to-school shoppers expected to head back to stores but pull back on spending

TORONTO — The stationery aisles are expected to be busier this year as parents and students return to in-store shopping when stocking up on back-to-school essentials, though their baskets may be a little less full.
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UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for mi
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,691.21, down 93.66 points): Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO). Finance. Down 63 cents, or 1.64 per cent, to $37.78 on 10.
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S&P/TSX composite dragged lower by financials Tuesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite dragged lower by financials Tuesday, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Losses in the financial sector dragged Canada's main stock index lower Tuesday, while U.S. markets were mixed. Rising bond yields in Canada and the U.S.
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Stock market today: Wall Street stalls a day after a rare August gain

Stock market today: Wall Street stalls a day after a rare August gain

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed closed ahead of a couple potentially market-shaking events later in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday, coming off a rare August gain that was powered by Big Tech.
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Globe and Mail sells AI analytics platform Sophi to Mather Economics

Globe and Mail sells AI analytics platform Sophi to Mather Economics

ATLANTA — Mather Economics says it has acquired artificial intelligence-driven analytics platform Sophi Inc. from the Globe and Mail.
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Return of live shows after COVID closures revived performing arts industry: StatCan

Return of live shows after COVID closures revived performing arts industry: StatCan

A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors.
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Flair CEO says airline flying high — enough to stave off 'growing pains,' large loans

Flair CEO says airline flying high — enough to stave off 'growing pains,' large loans

Flair Airlines CEO Stephen Jones says his budget carrier is at last running a smooth operation propelled by high passenger numbers, despite "growing pains" at the debt-laden company that's still striving to gain consumer confidence.
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Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say

Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his
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Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

Ottawa Food Bank forced to turn down volunteers due to donation shortfall

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Food Bank says it was forced to cut shifts for volunteers due to a shortage of donated food. It attributes the scarcity in donations to high food prices, which the organization says "are understandably impacting donor habits.
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