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Reward increased to $500,000 for conviction in B.C. gondola vandalism

Reward increased to $500,000 for conviction in B.C. gondola vandalism

SURREY, B.C. — The company that has been the target of two multimillion-dollar attacks on its gondola in Squamish, B.C., has doubled the reward to $500,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Trevali manager, contractor convicted after mine flood that killed eight workers

Trevali manager, contractor convicted after mine flood that killed eight workers

Trevali Mining Corp. has confirmed reports that two executives have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso in the wake of a flooding disaster at the company's Perkoa Mine.
Hovercraft service plans to take passengers between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes

Hovercraft service plans to take passengers between Toronto and Niagara in 30 minutes

A new hovercraft service could cut travel time between Toronto and the Niagara Region down to 30 minutes. Hoverlink Ontario Inc.
Canadian banks will remain open for business on Monday

Canadian banks will remain open for business on Monday

OTTAWA — The Canadian Bankers Association says the country's banks will observe a moment of silence on Monday in honour of the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, but they will remain open for normal business.
BRP reports Q2 profit and sales up from year ago, raises guidance for full year

BRP reports Q2 profit and sales up from year ago, raises guidance for full year

VALCOURT, Que. — Ski-Doo and Sea-Doo maker BRP Inc. has raised its guidance after reporting a second-quarter profit of $237.
3 Iranian citizens charged in broad hacking campaign in US

3 Iranian citizens charged in broad hacking campaign in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic vi
Stocks edge higher on Wall Street after painful sell-off

Stocks edge higher on Wall Street after painful sell-off

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday following the market's worst day in two years on fears about higher interest rates and the recession they could create. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 10:13 a.m.
US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%

US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining

Lin-Manuel Miranda, others seek Puerto Rico silver lining

NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and exposed the funding problems the Caribbean island has long faced, philanthropists warn that many of those issues remain unaddressed, just like the repairs still needed for
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 0.9 per cent in July

Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales down 0.9 per cent in July

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.9 per cent to $71.6 billion in July, the third consecutive monthly move lower.