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CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it is investing in carbon capture technology company Svante Inc. as it looks for ways to reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions from its extensive oil and gas operations.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,836.47, down 146.63 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Up one cent, or 1.35 per cent, to 75 cents on 14.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index pulled back from record highs on weakness in the energy and technology sectors amid rising bond yields.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is investing in cloud software company AppDirect as part of a deal the government says will create 730 jobs in Montreal. The province will provide AppDirect Canada with a loan of at most $54.

WASHINGTON — Canadian cannabis companies are cheering the reintroduction of the SAFE Banking Act to the U.S. House of Representatives today.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic has earned praise from the International Monetary Fund, but the global lender also has recommendations for future government spending.

TORONTO — Subsidizing hydro rates for industrial and large commercial businesses will cost Ontario taxpayers an estimated $15.2 billion by 2040, the province's fiscal watchdog said Thursday.

TORONTO — A malicious prosecution lawsuit against securities regulators can go ahead, Ontario's top court ruled on Thursday in remitting the case for a hearing on its merits.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden's health secretary, filling a key position in the administration's coronavirus response and its ambitious push to lower drug costs, expand