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A US$8.2-billion merger between U.S. company Bunge Ltd. and Viterra Ltd. will create a global agricultural giant in an industry that has already seen a significant amount of consolidation in recent years.

MONTREAL — Air Canada pilots have kickstarted the bargaining process with their employer in a move that comes days after their fellow union members at WestJet ratified a new collective agreement.

Wildfires across Canada are forcing some forestry companies to pause operations, particularly in Quebec.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,990.40, up 69.09): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 25 cents, or 0.63 per cent, to $39.99 on 14.5 million shares.

TORONTO — Chris Hadfield says he's been working with King Charles on a space sustainability plan dubbed the Astra Carta.

TORONTO — Gains in the energy, financial and base metal sectors helped Canada's main stock index post a small gain Tuesday as the loonie crested 75 cents US, while U.S.

TORONTO — Ontario's budget watchdog says a look at the province's spending plan shows there will be $22.6 billion in "excess funds" over the next few years.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, rising just 0.1% from April to May and extending the past year's steady easing of inflation. At the same time, some measures of underlying price pressures remained high.

LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon's voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” decades after the band broke up, Paul McCartney said Tuesday.

TORONTO — A former OpenAI board member says it's the interactive nature of ChatGPT that has made artificial intelligence accessible to a wide audience in a meaningful way.