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CPP Investments buying 20% stake in European software company Team.blue

CPP Investments buying 20% stake in European software company Team.blue

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is investing about $811 million for a 20 per cent stake in European company Team.blue, which helps simplify online business for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The transaction values Team.
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Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut

Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a possible signal of coming rate cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not only to taming inflation, a shift that signals it's likely to begin cutting interest rate
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Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures

Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite breakdowns.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce names Candace Laing new president and CEO

Canadian Chamber of Commerce names Candace Laing new president and CEO

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has named Candace Laing its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1.
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China launches investigation in response to EU’s probe of solar, wind power and other products

China launches investigation in response to EU’s probe of solar, wind power and other products

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry announced Wednesday it will launch an investigation into whether unfair trade practices were adopted by the European Union in its probe of Chinese companies.
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Climate advocacy group calls out property insurers for fossil fuel support

Climate advocacy group calls out property insurers for fossil fuel support

TORONTO — A shareholder advocacy group is calling out Canada's property insurers for their support of the fossil fuel industry while also raising premiums because of climate-related disasters.
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Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

Israeli arms firm taking Canada to court after military contract disqualification

OTTAWA — An Israeli defence contractor is taking the Canadian government to court after the company says it was taken out of the running for a multimillion-dollar military equipment contract without explanation. Elbit Security Systems Ltd.
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'Perfect rat storm': Ontario cities seek ways to fight increasingly visible rats

'Perfect rat storm': Ontario cities seek ways to fight increasingly visible rats

Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario's largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction and climate change.
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ATCO Electric fined $3 million for unearned rate increases, overstating its costs

ATCO Electric fined $3 million for unearned rate increases, overstating its costs

A prominent Alberta company has agreed to pay $3 million in fines for misleading the province's utilities watchdog about its costs in two separate projects.
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Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon

VANCOUVER — An ideal natural salmon habitat of gravel beds and side channels on British Columbia's lower Fraser River will be protected by the purchase of a private island by an environmental organization, with the help of the federal government and
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