National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index more than wiped out its gains from the day before on Thursday, declining 1.7 per cent with most major sectors down, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 387.60 points at 22,723.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says July home sales dropped 10 per cent year-over-year as 2,380 properties were sold.

MONTREAL — Quebec's labour tribunal has directed Amazon to stop interfering in union affairs, and to pay the union a total of $30,000 in moral and punitive damages.

TORONTO — Fines for more than 100 parking offences in Toronto increased on Thursday, an initiative the city says is aimed at reducing congestion and promoting safer roads.

CALGARY — Fuel retailer and convenience store operator Parkland Corp. lowered its earnings forecast for the year Thursday due to what it said are" ongoing weaknesses" in consumer demand that could continue through the end of 2024.

TORONTO — Ten people have been arrested and more than 100 charges were laid in connection with a wide-reaching SIM swap scam, Toronto police said Thursday.

Dax Dasilva's first full quarter back at the helm of Lightspeed Commerce Inc. coincided with the business narrowing its net loss and seeing its revenue climb.

CALGARY — Canada's largest oil and gas producer is postponing the start of production from some of its planned new natural gas wells due to persistent low prices. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

VICTORIA — Safety concerns have prompted the Canadian Coast Guard to make what is says is the "difficult decision" to end staffing at two lighthouses along British Columbia's coast.

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. boosted its profits despite a dip in revenue last quarter as the telecom giant began to feel the financial effect of thousands of job cuts from earlier this year.