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WATERLOO, ONTARIO — BlackBerry Ltd. shareholders gave tepid support to the company's executive compensation proposal. Nearly 59 per cent of shareholders supported the advisory vote on executive compensation while 41 per cent opposed.

HALIFAX — A meeting of the four Atlantic premiers Wednesday afternoon ended with officials from Nova Scotia set to consider a proposal from New Brunswick to end a blockade of the Trans-Canada Highway by protesters angry at Nova Scotia's COVID-19 trav

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,164.39, down 36.26 points.) Headwater Exploration Inc. (TSX:HWX). Energy. Up 15 cents, or 3.48 per cent, to $4.46 on 12.

The Canadian co-founder of Moderna says he's proud to have won a prestigious European science award that counts esteemed scientists such as Stephen Hawking among its previous recipients.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index suffered a small loss midweek as dismal retail sales numbers cast a shadow over what are typically quiet summer days for markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 36.26 points to 20,164.

HALIFAX — When Chantal Carter was pitching what would become Love and Nudes to a possible investor before the launch of the brand, his concerns about the size of the lingerie line took her aback.

Canada's second largest grocer reported softer sales in its latest quarter as results slipped compared with the grocery shopping bonanza that marked the start of the pandemic a year ago. Empire Company Ltd.

CALGARY — Amazon announced Wednesday it will purchase power from a massive new solar farm in Alberta, marking the e-commerce giant's second renewable energy investment in Canada.

WINNIPEG — Packaging company Winpak Ltd. says its board of directors has declared a special one-time payment to shareholders. The company says it will pay a one-time dividend of $3 per share.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been charged with making and placing a pipe bomb that was recently found by a young girl in a Des Moines suburb, but investigators do not believe he’s linked to a bomb that was left at a nearby polling place in