Indigenous

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility has been fined $750,000 for failing to meet 2022 performance targets set by the provincial regulator.

Cheese-burger flavored ice cream, pickle fries and pink macaroni dinner served with caviar in a bread bowl are some of the new food offerings at this year's Canadian National Exhibition, the 144-year-old fair that opens this week.

OTTAWA — A southward expansion of Ottawa's light-rail transit system that includes a stop at the airport is facing fresh delays, and will not open until November at the earliest.

TORONTO — Oaks winner Elysian Field and Plate Trial champion Paramount Prince will highlight the 17-horse field for the $1-million King's Plate.

KELOWNA, B.C. — It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Amid a summer of severe wildfires and flooding, the federal environment minister expressed no concern over plans by a Norwegian energy company to drill for more oil off the coast of Newfoundland.

Damian Warner is returning to the world championship stage with a point to prove.

CALGARY — A Canadian company that is pioneering the use of direct air capture technology to remove carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere has been acquired by U.S. oil company Occidental Petroleum. The US$1.1-billion deal will see Squamish, B.C.

HAMILTON — It's been a long road back for Dylan Wynn. The veteran defensive lineman has been sidelined since Sept. 17 with a knee injury.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is warning subscribers to its promotional emails that their personal information may have been accessed by an "unauthorized party.