The Mix

NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Schumacher, who led Disney Theatrical Group for decades and helped it produce enduring musical theater hits like “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” changing Times Square and Broadway itself, is leaving the company.

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy.

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy.

CALGARY — WestJet has signed a deal to buy new aircraft from Boeing including both narrowbody 737-10 Max and 787-9 Dreamliner widebody jets. The Calgary-based airline says it has ordered 60 new 737-10 Max aircraft, with options for an additional 25.

NEW YORK (AP) — Graham Greene, a trailblazing Indigenous actor whose long and successful career on the big and small screen included an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Kicking Bird in “Dances with Wolves,” has died. He was 73.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-area home sales rose 2.9 per cent in August compared with last year, as the city's real estate board says the market appears to be recovering "albeit somewhat slowly" from the first half of the year.

NEW YORK (AP) — In one new corner of the internet, users are invited to “paint the world.” And paint they have. Welcome to wplace — an ever-evolving, gamified global map overflowing with drawings made on a more than 4-trillion-pixel canvas.

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of giving millions of dollars to literacy programs, bookstore employees and librarians, James Patterson has now launched an initiative on behalf of emerging authors.

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Quebec that alleged the company misrepresented its financial performance.