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OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June slowed compared with May.

BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country's economic meltdown and the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Marvel sequel “Thor: Love & Thunder” dropped a hefty 68% in its second weekend of release but still held the top spot at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the bestseller adaptation “Where the Crawdads

HONG KONG (AP) — Action-packed police thriller “Raging Fire” won best film and three other awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards Sunday, beating out a crowd favorite film about late Cantopop singer Anita Mui.

A Missouri man says in a class-action lawsuit against Bass Pro that the outdoor outfitter is refusing to honor its lifetime warranty on socks

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Stock markets Stock markets have been on a wild ride in recent weeks with Canada's main stock index falling to its lowest level in more than a year.

CALGARY — The pressing global need to slash emissions in the face of a growing climate crisis is driving renewed interest in nuclear power — and few places more sothan in Canada's oilsands.

Economists are predicting an even higher reading of inflation for June as energy and food prices crept higher and the economy reopened further. The consumer price index in Canada hit a nearly 40-year high of 7.7 per cent in May

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,394.45, up 65.39 points.) Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ). Up 49 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to $61.58 on 8.4 million shares.

NEW YORK — Wall Street capped a week of losses with a broad rally for stocks Friday, as investors welcomed solid earnings from big companies and an encouraging report on consumer sentiment and inflation expectations.