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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 Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,284.76, up 41.42 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 17 cents, or 0.34 per cent, to $50.33 on 14.4 million shares.
Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant agricultural workers

Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant agricultural workers

TORONTO — Ontario will revamp how it compensates seasonal agricultural workers who are injured on the job, but critics say thousands of other migrant workers are being left out of the changes.
Self-proclaimed 'crypto king' arrested for fraud: Durham police

Self-proclaimed 'crypto king' arrested for fraud: Durham police

Police in the Greater Toronto Area say they've arrested and charged a man who called himself the "crypto king" after an investigation into an alleged investment fraud involving millions of dollars.
S&P/TSX composite inches higher, U.S. stock markets rally to record highs

S&P/TSX composite inches higher, U.S. stock markets rally to record highs

TORONTO — Strength in technology and utility stocks helped Canada's main stock index inch higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets rallied to new record highs after a pair of reports on inflation and retail sales.
Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation finally slows

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation finally slows

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading back in the right direction. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% Wednesday to top its prior all-time high set in March. The Nasdaq composite added 1.
Boat strike causes oil spill, partial collapse of bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island, Texas

Boat strike causes oil spill, partial collapse of bridge between Galveston and Pelican Island, Texas

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said.
Power restored after squirrel causes outage affecting thousands: Toronto Hydro

Power restored after squirrel causes outage affecting thousands: Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro says power has been restored after a large outage caused by a squirrel impacted thousands of people in the downtown area. The company’s outage map showed the disruption started at 10:23 a.m.
Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic

Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
Nuclear division powers revenue growth at AtkinsRéalis

Nuclear division powers revenue growth at AtkinsRéalis

MONTREAL — AtkinsRéalis enjoyed a thriving nuclear business in its latest quarter, as the engineering firm looks to build on a gradual global transition away from fossil fuels.
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 2.1% at $69.9B in March

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 2.1% at $69.9B in March

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales fell 2.1 per cent to $69.9 billion in March as sales of petroleum and coal products and motor vehicles fell, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.