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Average asking rents fall annually for eighth straight month to $2,129: report

Average asking rents fall annually for eighth straight month to $2,129: report

TORONTO — The national average asking rent in May was down 3.3 per cent from a year earlier at $2,129, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year decreases. The monthly report from Rentals.
Elbows-up tourism surge could see sector ‘eke out’ a gain even as Americans stay away

Elbows-up tourism surge could see sector ‘eke out’ a gain even as Americans stay away

From the front desk of Hotel Bedford in Goderich, Ont., Lynda Cross welcomes guests from regions ranging from southern Ontario to the South Pacific.
Telecom sector ramping up investments in tech as traditional growth areas slow

Telecom sector ramping up investments in tech as traditional growth areas slow

TORONTO — When it comes to competition between Canada's telecommunications giants, there are certain spaces where carriers have traditionally jostled with one another to emerge as the top dog.
Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry

LONDON (AP) — Getty Images is facing off against artificial intelligence company Stability AI in a London courtroom for the first major copyright trial of the generative AI industry.
Montreal home sales, prices rise in May despite steady rates and economic uncertainty

Montreal home sales, prices rise in May despite steady rates and economic uncertainty

MONTREAL — Home sales in the Montreal-area rose again in May compared with the same month a year ago, as the city's real estate board says both activity and price growth show no signs of tapering off.
Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two companies, dividing cable and streaming services

Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two companies, dividing cable and streaming services

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two public companies by next year, calving off its cable operations from its streaming service. Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday that Streaming & Studios will include Warner Bros.
AtkinsRéalis signs nuclear collaboration agreement with France's EDF

AtkinsRéalis signs nuclear collaboration agreement with France's EDF

MONTREAL — Engineering firm AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. has signed a nuclear collaboration with Électricité de France.
'General acceptance': A year of banning cellphones in Canadian classrooms

'General acceptance': A year of banning cellphones in Canadian classrooms

EDMONTON — Sixteen-year-old Roha Akram was skeptical when teachers in Calgary announced a cellphone ban during the first assembly of the school year.
Nova Scotia's ambitious 'Wind West' offshore energy plan wins support with conditions

Nova Scotia's ambitious 'Wind West' offshore energy plan wins support with conditions

HALIFAX — Two leading environmental groups are giving a thumbs up to Nova Scotia's ambitious plan to dramatically expand its fledgling offshore wind energy industry. But both groups were quick to add caveats.
DHL Express locks out workers across Canada, adding to parcel sector turmoil

DHL Express locks out workers across Canada, adding to parcel sector turmoil

MONTREAL — A strike and lockout that kicked off at DHL Canada Express on Sunday will barely tap the brakes on its parcel delivery service, the company says, as the union accuses it of deploying replacement workers.