National Business

QUÉBEC — Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing the country with a much-needed economic shakeup.

DALLAS (AP) — Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners held photos of their dead loved ones Wednesday outside a federal court in Texas, where a judge is hearing arguments on the U.S.

Value was the name of the game for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. during its first quarter. Shoppers were constantly looking for deals at the Laval, Que.

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy.

CALGARY — WestJet has signed a deal to buy new aircraft from Boeing including both narrowbody 737-10 Max and 787-9 Dreamliner widebody jets. The Calgary-based airline says it has ordered 60 new 737-10 Max aircraft, with options for an additional 25.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings fell from 7.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-area home sales rose 2.9 per cent in August compared with last year, as the city's real estate board says the market appears to be recovering "albeit somewhat slowly" from the first half of the year.

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Quebec that alleged the company misrepresented its financial performance.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school divisions to ban books with sexually explicit content to ensure classic books stay on library shelves.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project near Montreal and trying to recoup some of its investment.