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Over 260,000 pools sold across Canada under recall after reports of nine deaths in U.S.

Over 260,000 pools sold across Canada under recall after reports of nine deaths in U.S.

Health Canada has issued a recall notice for more than 260,000 above-ground swimming pools sold in Canada since the early 2000s after nine kids drowned in the United States. Another five million pools are under a recall advisory in the U.S.
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Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but 'worst-case' less likely: BoC survey

Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but 'worst-case' less likely: BoC survey

A pair of reports from the Bank of Canada say tariff-related uncertainty continued to put a damper on business and consumer sentiment in the second quarter, but the worst-case trade scenarios previously anticipated seem less likely.
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Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer

Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer

OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer on Monday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal.
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Saskatchewan, Ottawa to boost farming program in response to trade issues and drought

Saskatchewan, Ottawa to boost farming program in response to trade issues and drought

REGINA — Saskatchewan's government and Ottawa say they're providing additional support to a farm income stabilization program in response to trade issues and dry conditions.
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Couche-Tard restarts share buybacks after ending Seven & i takeover bid

Couche-Tard restarts share buybacks after ending Seven & i takeover bid

LAVAL — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says it's restarting its share buyback program after it announced last week that it had ended its efforts to acquire the owner of the 7-Eleven chain. Laval, Que.
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US stocks edge higher ahead of a busy week of profit reports

US stocks edge higher ahead of a busy week of profit reports

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging higher ahead of a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies, which Wall Street expects to keep growing despite pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 was up 0.
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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours, the company announced.
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'New kind of frontier': Shareholder proposals on AI becoming increasingly widespread

'New kind of frontier': Shareholder proposals on AI becoming increasingly widespread

When Canada's most valuable companies hosted their annual general meetings this year, there was a new topic for shareholders to vote on among the usual requests to appoint board members and OK their executive compensation.
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Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

Ishiba's coalition loses majority in Japan's upper house election

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ’s ruling coalition failed Monday to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper house in a crucial parliamentary election, NHK public television said.
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Smoke hampers firefighting in Manitoba, but rain in forecast for early this week

Smoke hampers firefighting in Manitoba, but rain in forecast for early this week

THOMPSON — Precipitation that's in the forecast early this week could help crews fighting wildfires that have been threatening a northern Manitoba city after smoke that's blanketed much of the Prairies over the weekend kept some firefighting aircraft
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