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PHOENIX (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday at the trial of the founders of the lucrative classified site Backpage.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,553.25, down 113.16 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 47 cents, or 1.95 per cent, to $23.58 on 15.4 million shares.

MONTREAL — DavidsTea Inc. is keeping the company's leadership within the family as its co-founder retires from the company's board of directors and is replaced by his wife, the former CEO of insolvent clothing retailer Le Château.

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell Tuesday even though weaker U.S. inflation numbers could delay Federal Reserve action to taper stimulus.

CALGARY — A group of warehouse workers in central Alberta could become the first Amazon employees in Canada to hold a unionization vote, and the union behind the campaign says they won't be the last.

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales fell 1.5 per cent in July to $59.6 billion following a 3.6 per cent increase in June, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Bombardier Inc.

Apple has released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers say could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any involvement of the owner. Here's how to update your Apple devices.

With eight days to go before the 2021 Federal Election, the three major parties are promising all sorts of incentives to secure the votes of Canadians.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.