National Business

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as its sales edged higher.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for ex-Catalonia leader and fugitive Carles Puigdemont , a celebrated campaigner for Catalan independence who made a sensational return to Spain and an equally sensational get

TORONTO — Documentaries about the rise and fall of Vice Media and efforts to return cultural artifacts to Indigenous nations are among the projects heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA Space Ltd. reported $11.0 million in net income for its latest quarter compared with $9.9 million in the same quarter last year.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.

MONTREAL — Air Canada may be the official carrier of Team Canada, but that didn't stop the Paris Olympics from hobbling its summer sales.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is providing $20 million over two years to support travel and lodging for cancer patients in the province.

SASKATOON, Sask. — Nutrien Ltd. says it earned US$392 million in its second quarter, down from US$448 million a year earlier. The Saskatoon-based company says sales came in at US$10.2 billion, down from US$11.

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is calling on the European Union to ease restrictions on seal products as member states review trade regulations.

VANCOUVER — Leslie Guerin watched ashes and burning embers the size of bowling balls falling from the sky in Vancouver on Tuesday night. Guerin said he was 14 blocks away from a fire in the city when he heard four large explosions.