National Business

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May.

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Teamsters said Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if unionized UPS workers end up going on strike.

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders and Tunisia's president announced progress on Sunday in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Australia-Canada conference The Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum opens Monday evening in Toronto.

TORONTO — It knows when you've been online shopping, the last time you worked out and whether you’ve been lurking on your ex’s profile.

TORONTO — Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover increased costs and offset revenue losses stemming from lower patient volumes will now have one year to pay those sums back.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival is still more than a month away, but a pair of U.S. entertainment worker strikes have Hollywood North worried the annual event won't offer the usual boost for local businesses.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,262.07, down 15.57): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Down 34 cents, or 40.00 per cent, to 51 cents on 24.8 million shares.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it is making available $20 billion from a federal “green bank” for clean energy projects such as residential heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations and community cooling centers.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock indexticked lower Friday led by losses in the energy sector, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 15.57 points at 20,262.07. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 113.