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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 Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,286.20, up 88.59 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up two cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $22.45 on 39.
Insurance claimants face long wait times after deadly storm hits Ontario and Quebec

Insurance claimants face long wait times after deadly storm hits Ontario and Quebec

Keri Lewis has a double insurance maze to navigate.
S&P/TSX composite climbs despite big declines by tech and health care sectors

S&P/TSX composite climbs despite big declines by tech and health care sectors

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose after investors returned from a long weekend even as the technology sector was whipsawed by soured sentiment resulting from profit warnings by social media company Snap Inc.
Canadian banks gear up to report tempered Q2 results after a stellar Q1

Canadian banks gear up to report tempered Q2 results after a stellar Q1

TORONTO — Canada's banks are gearing up to release their latest quarterly results amid a volatile backdrop.
US to end Russia's ability to pay international investors

US to end Russia's ability to pay international investors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all but inevitable.
Interest in mortgages from alternative lenders up as rates rise: Brokers

Interest in mortgages from alternative lenders up as rates rise: Brokers

TORONTO — Canadian homebuyers are increasingly considering credit unions and private lenders to secure mortgages as rates rise, brokers say.
Side gigs and spreadsheets: How two Canadians paid down their student debt faster

Side gigs and spreadsheets: How two Canadians paid down their student debt faster

Ashley MacPherson, a 33-year-old pharmacist based in Vernon Bridge, P.E.I., owed $128,000 between provincial and federal student loans, as well as a student line of credit, after graduating in 2015.
Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened Monday to impose mandatory water restrictions if residents don't use less on their own as a drought drags on and the hotter summer months approach.
'Never have I been so ashamed': Russian envoy criticizes war

'Never have I been so ashamed': Russian envoy criticizes war

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N.
'Late to the party': Seasonal businesses face hiring struggle amid low jobless rate

'Late to the party': Seasonal businesses face hiring struggle amid low jobless rate

Seasonal industries are struggling to ramp up ahead of the busy summer rush as Canada's rock-bottom unemployment rate and swelling job vacancies create an acute hiring crunch.