National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rebounded Tuesday on gains in the materials and energy sectors as the domestic crude benchmark hit its highest level since 2014. "Most equity markets in North America are lower except for Toronto.

CALGARY — Shell Canada Ltd. has announced plans to build a large-scale carbon capture and storage project at its Scotford Complex near Edmonton, part of its strategy to become a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

The Toronto Region Board of Trade is calling on the Ontario government to introduce a vaccine passport system for non-essential business activity, as European nations like France begin to make vaccine passports a part of daily life.

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BOSTON (AP) — Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Boston.

HALIFAX — As international supply chains heal from the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic, agriculture industry players say the pandemic has increased demand for locally grown food.

WINNIPEG — The Canada Life Assurance Co. has signed a deal to buy ClaimSecure Inc., a company that provides health and dental claim management services to Canadian employers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in 13 years, evidence that a swift rebound in spending has run up against widespread supply shortages that have escalated the costs of many goods and services.

VANCOUVER — AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. says it has made an offer to buy the stake in Corvus Gold Inc. that it does not already own for about $460 million. The South African gold miner already holds a 19.

TORONTO — As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on over the past 16 months, Vanessa Staniforth experienced both burnout and career stagnation in her job. “I started to feel stuck,” said the 30-year-old Ottawa-based software developer.