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SASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. says net earnings for the third quarter were US$576 million, down 58 per cent from US$1.4 billion a year earlier. The Saskatoon-based company, which reports in U.S.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it had a net income of $1.4 billion attributed to shareholders in the first quarter in its first results under new accounting standards.

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. says its net earnings attributable to shareholders for the first quarter were $112.5 million, up 18.4 per cent from $95.0 million a year earlier.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,499.31, down 86.42): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 21 cents, or 0.39 per cent, to $53.14 on 13.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Wednesday, weighed down by losses in energy and metals, while U.S. markets were mixed on the heels of the latest data on inflation. Consumer prices in the U.S. rose in April, up 0.

MONTREAL — Canada’s two biggest airlines scored below average for customer satisfaction among major North American carriers, according to a new survey, part of a trend of growing passenger frustration across the industry. Conducted by J.D.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed slightly higher after a report showed inflation is making strides toward easing, even if it remains too high. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Wednesday after swinging between gains and losses through the day.

While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority ownership stake in the NHL's Ottawa Senators, experts who study the business of sport say the prospect stands to lift the team's profile to new heights, while s

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it has restored approximately 75 per cent of the production it had temporarily halted as a result of the wildfires in Alberta.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication.