Indigenous

TORONTO — Shares of Organigram Holdings Inc. rose almost 19 per cent after it says BAT signed a deal to increase its stake in the cannabis company by investing $124.6 million. The company says it plans to use $83.

TORONTO — Weakness in energy stocks weighed on Canada's main stock index Monday, while U.S. markets edged higher to start the week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 80.91 points at 19,743.94.

Canadian international goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has been named to the NWSL second all-star team.

TORONTO — Canadian poet Rupi Kaur says she's turned down an invitation from U.S. President Joe Biden's administration because she opposes his government's response to the Israel-Gaza war.

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — A Canadian woman who was jailed in Nazi Germany for helping Allied aircrews escape the occupied Netherlands is being honoured on a postage stamp.

HAMILTON — And now the waiting begins for Bo Levi Mitchell. The veteran quarterback's future remains Hamilton's biggest question mark heading into the off-season.

TORONTO — Ontario might have to assume operations of two light rail lines in the cash-strapped city of Toronto, Ministry of Transportation officials say in internal government documents.

OTTAWA — Canada's corporate ethics czar says it has launched a fact-finding investigation into allegations that Zara Canada Inc. is working with companies that use forced labour in China.

MONTREAL — Members of four major public sector unions in Quebec walked off the job on Monday and promised another series of strikes later this month if progress isn't made at the bargaining table.

TORONTO — Ontario employers could soon be required to include salary ranges in job postings under new legislation announced Monday, while the province is also considering curtailing the use of workplace non-disclosure agreements.