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Bell CEO warns 'interventionist' regulations could lead telcos to curtail investments

Bell CEO warns 'interventionist' regulations could lead telcos to curtail investments

TORONTO — Bell Canada president and CEO Mirko Bibic warned Monday that increased regulation in Canada's telecommunications industry could prompt companies to scale back investment and make cuts to service for underserved communities.
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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 Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,967.95, up 47.64): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Up 13 cents, or 0.51 per cent, to $25.66 on 3.7 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite makes modest gain Monday, U.S. markets closed for long weekend

S&P/TSX composite makes modest gain Monday, U.S. markets closed for long weekend

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked upwards Monday, with broad-based gains led by battery metals and energy stock as U.S. markets were closed for a long weekend south of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 47.
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More than half of GTA condo investors losing money on properties: report

More than half of GTA condo investors losing money on properties: report

TORONTO — Last year marked the first time that more than half of investors in newly-completed Greater Toronto Area condos were losing money on their rental properties, and authors of the report that reached that conclusion expect the trend to persist
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Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

Oilpatch restarts production that was shut in due to Alberta wildfires

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. said Monday it has resumed production at its operations that were shut in due to the Alberta wildfires.
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Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called an early general election for July 23 in a surprise move after his Socialist party took a serious battering in local and regional elections .
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Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

Canadian companies adopt 'stay interviews' as workers rethink careers, needs

TORONTO — When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why.
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North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Monday notified neighboring Japan that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put Pyongyang's first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.
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Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling
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Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

Turkey's Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade
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