National Business

A former Facebook employee told members of Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms children but refuses to make changes that could hurt its profits.

PARIS (AP) — Chanel brought Paris Fashion Week to its final day with a runway show that illustrated how designers and the people they dress want to look to the future with optimism.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,183.43, up 131.18 points.) The Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Financials. Up 81 cents, or 0.95 per cent, to $85.89 on 19.

TORONTO — North American stock markets bounced back from Monday's losses as rising crude oil prices helped the energy sector while technology moved higher.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady wins in the television ratings, too.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says September home sales in the Montreal area fell by 28 per cent compared with a year ago as the market continued to edge toward pre-pandemic levels.

The proxy battle between Canadian National Railway Co. and a leading shareholder has heated up with TCI Fund Management Ltd. defending itself from what it calls "inaccurate and misleading information" about its efforts.

TORONTO — Canopy Growth Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary are denying they called their line of cannabidiol beverages Quatreau in order to capitalize on its similarity to the name of orange liqueur company Cointreau Corp. The Smiths Falls, Ont.

When Dev Ramsawakh’s job title was updated from associate producer to producer to more accurately reflect the responsibilities of the role, they were surprised that the revised contract still offered the same pay.

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade surplus more than doubled to $1.9 billion in August as exports of energy products climbed to their highest level since March 2014, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.