National Business

MONTREAL — Cirque de Soleil Entertainment Group is joining forces with metaverse game developer Gamefam to create an online gaming experience on Roblox.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he was sending Republican negotiators to the White House to finish out debt limit talks, but warned that the two sides are “still far apart” as they try to reach a budget deal with Preside

HALIFAX — The federal government said today it plans to spend $6.3 million on 53 new tourism projects in Nova Scotia.

NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide swoon for financial markets is carrying over to Wall Street, and stocks are slipping further on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, a day after dropping 1.1% as the U.S.

DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.

TORONTO — Scotiabank raised its quarterly dividend as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.16 billion, down from $2.75 billion in the same quarter last year. The bank said Wednesday it will now pay a quarterly dividend of $1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,146.01, down 205.05): Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Finance. Down 55 cents, or 2.10 per cent, to $25.59 on 14.0 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index declined more than 200 points on Tuesday after the long weekend, pulled down by losses in industrial, tech and telecom stocks, while U.S.

MONTREAL — The federal government has rolled out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to clear any clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks off.

HALIFAX — Lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape, though climate change may be to blame for a recent downward trend, the federal Fisheries Department says.