National Business

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed lower a day after leaping back within a few good days’ worth of gains from their all-time high. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Wednesday after meandering between earlier gains and losses.

A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don't have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat.

OTTAWA — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend.

HALIFAX — Private landowners in Nova Scotia whose properties were recently identified for potential uranium exploration can say no to work proceeding, says a provincial deputy minister.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay made a whopping, 590-page court filing late Monday that offers insight into how Canada's oldest company is winding down.

A surge in trading revenue related to tariff-induced market volatility helped National Bank of Canada handily beat analyst expectations in its second quarter.

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford's government is set to capitulate to some First Nation demands on a controversial mining bill, though it will not kill the proposed law outright despite the growing backlash.

CALGARY — A report from clean energy think tank Pembina Institute suggests investor confidence in Alberta's renewables sector has been dampened by provincial policy moves.

TORONTO — Canada’s competition watchdog says it will fight a constitutional challenge from Google in a case alleging the tech giant abused its dominant position in the online advertising market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on striking Iran to give the U.S. administration more time to push for a new nuclear deal with Tehran.