Indigenous

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says there were 2,441 home sales in September, setting a record high last month.

TORONTO — John Herdman added to his staff at Toronto FC on Tuesday, bringing César Meylan on board as the MLS club's director of performance.

Emily Clark hasn't played a hockey game in her hometown in over a decade. She was named to the Canadian women's team for the 2018 Four Nations Cup in Saskatoon.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.'s deputy chief economist says the private sector must be given the proper incentives to invest more in housing in order to address the need for 3.5 million additional units by 2030.

TORONTO — Nick Suzuki knows exactly what his team will face in the Atlantic Division. The Montreal Canadiens captain is also confident the group is up for the challenge.

OTTAWA — The chief executive of Shopify Inc. is discouraging staff from taking on side gigs that divert their attention away from the company.

QUEBEC — IA Financial Corp. has signed a deal to buy U.S. insurance company Vericity Inc. for US$170 million in a move to grow its business in the United States.

TORONTO — EQB Inc. has signed a deal to acquire a 75 per cent stake in independent alternative asset manager ACM Advisors Ltd. Financial terms of the cash-and-share agreement were not immediately available.

TORONTO — Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. has signed an agreement to be taken private by its largest shareholder in a deal that values the company at about $916 million. Under the letter of intent, Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) has offered to pay $20.

MINNEAPOLIS — One month into his return to the big leagues, Blue Jays reliever Chad Green has provided another quality arm to a Toronto bullpen loaded with talent.