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S&P/TSX composite up more than 300 points in broad-based rally, U.S. stocks also rise

S&P/TSX composite up more than 300 points in broad-based rally, U.S. stocks also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 300 points Monday in a broad-based rally, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 312.06 points at 22,259.47.
Competition Bureau launches inquiry into Lululemon over 'greenwashing' allegations

Competition Bureau launches inquiry into Lululemon over 'greenwashing' allegations

GATINEAU, Que. — Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an inquiry into Vancouver-based Lululemon following a complaint from members of an environmental group. Stand.
Stock market today: Wall Street rises to add to last week’s gains

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to add to last week’s gains

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed higher on Wall Street, adding to last week’s gains. The S&P 500 climbed 1% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite added 1.2%.
Fishing boat sinks at U.S. border near Victoria, hundreds of litres of diesel aboard

Fishing boat sinks at U.S. border near Victoria, hundreds of litres of diesel aboard

HENRY ISLAND, WASH. — The United States Coast Guard says it's working to mitigate a pollution threat after a fishing boat sank just over the Canada-U. S. border not far from Victoria.
Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others

Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize in feature photography Monday for its coverage of global migration through Latin America to the U.S.
P.E.I. hoping to attract company to manufacture modular homes for the province

P.E.I. hoping to attract company to manufacture modular homes for the province

CHARLOTTETOWN — The P.E.I. government says its plan to address the province's housing shortage includes finding a company to manufacture modular homes on the Island.
Montreal home sales up 25% in April as expected rate cuts prompt recovery: board

Montreal home sales up 25% in April as expected rate cuts prompt recovery: board

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales surged 25.5 per cent in April compared with the same month last year, with levels returning to historical averages.
Starbucks founder Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle

Starbucks founder Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle

Former Starbucks CEO and founder Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales.
Mailing a letter costs a little more now as stamp price hike takes effect

Mailing a letter costs a little more now as stamp price hike takes effect

OTTAWA — An increase in the cost to send a letter in Canada took effect Monday. The cost of stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane is now 99 cents per stamp, an increase of seven cents. The price of a single domestic stamp is now $1.
Ensign Energy Services reports Q1 loss, revenue down 11% from year ago

Ensign Energy Services reports Q1 loss, revenue down 11% from year ago

CALGARY — Ensign Energy Services Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue fell 11 per cent. The oilfield services company says its net loss attributed to common shareholders amounted to $1.