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Wall Street slips as Walmart helps pull S&P 500 to another loss

Wall Street slips as Walmart helps pull S&P 500 to another loss

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes lost ground. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday, its fifth straight modest loss since setting an all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%.
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Newfoundland town's water supply runs dry amid parched conditions driving wildfires

Newfoundland town's water supply runs dry amid parched conditions driving wildfires

ST. JOHN'S — A Newfoundland community's water supply temporarily ran dry over the weekend amid parched conditions that have fuelled wildfires and prompted several towns to restrict water use. Roger Snook, mayor of Sunnyside, N.L.
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Air Canada flight attendants to vote on proposed pay increase next week

Air Canada flight attendants to vote on proposed pay increase next week

More than 10,000 flight attendants for Air Canada will begin voting next week on a new tentative agreement that raises wages and establishes a pay structure for time worked when aircraft are on the ground.
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Ontario sheds manufacturing jobs as tariff impacts felt, report says

Ontario sheds manufacturing jobs as tariff impacts felt, report says

TORONTO — Ontario's economy has recently started to feel the impact of American tariffs, shedding 38,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2025, the province's financial watchdog said Thursday in a report.
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Apple TV Plus streaming service to cost $2 more per month in Canada

Apple TV Plus streaming service to cost $2 more per month in Canada

TORONTO — Prices are going up at the house of "Ted Lasso" and "Severance." Apple TV Plus has announced it's raising the cost to watch its streaming programs by $2 per month in Canada. Apple says it will now charge $14.
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First-of-its-kind role to advance accessibility in Canadian screen industry

First-of-its-kind role to advance accessibility in Canadian screen industry

The Disability Screen Office and the National Screen Institute are launching a program in which professionals will work with film and TV productions to ensure accessibility on set.
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Tariffs aren't keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers and outpacing Target

Tariffs aren't keeping Walmart from attracting shoppers and outpacing Target

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. powered through an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns to deliver solid second-quarter financial results Thursday, showing it keeps pulling in shoppers and outpacing peers like Target.
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Back-to-school spending causing financial strain for many parents: poll

Back-to-school spending causing financial strain for many parents: poll

The cost of stationary and children's clothing has gone up since last year.
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Court monitor says it doesn't support Hudson's Bay plan to sell leases to Ruby Liu

Court monitor says it doesn't support Hudson's Bay plan to sell leases to Ruby Liu

TORONTO — The court-appointed monitor overseeing Hudson's Bay's creditor protection case says it's against landlords being forced to accept a B.C. billionaire's plan to buy more than two dozen of the retailer's leases.
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Walmart's 2Q results show it's wooing shoppers and outpacing peers like Target amid tariff woes

Walmart's 2Q results show it's wooing shoppers and outpacing peers like Target amid tariff woes

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. powered through an uncertain economic environment and tariff concerns and delivered solid second-quarter financial results that showed it keeps pulling in shoppers and outpacing peers like Target.
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