National Business

TORONTO — Technology experts say telecommunications networks are increasingly susceptible to security threats and that companies should leverage artificial intelligence to help protect their infrastructure.

ST. JOHN'S — Executives from six companies vying to build green hydrogen projects in Newfoundland and Labrador say it's too soon to give up on an industry still lagging behind its own hype. The leaders told an energy conference in St.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is expected to pass a controversial mining law that gives it the power to suspend provincial and municipal laws for chosen projects in areas it deems to have economic importance.

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau is urging retailers and landlords to drop or change competitor property controls that are not justified even if they do not raise issues under the Competition Act.

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area remained weak in May while inventory levels were up — giving more negotiating leverage to potential homebuyers.

DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says the auto market remained resilient last month as sales were up 7.9 per cent year-over-year despite trade disruptions in the auto industry.

TORONTO — CBC News Network veteran Heather Hiscox is retiring and will step down as host of "CBC Morning Live" this fall.

TORONTO — Leaders in Canada's telecommunications sector are urging policymakers to make it more attractive for companies to invest in improved infrastructure, as a new report says sustained spending by carriers is key to boosting economic growth.

TORONTO — Hudbay Minerals Inc. says wildfires burning in northern Manitoba have forced it to suspend work at its Snow Lake mine.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down more than 100 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy sector, while U.S. stock markets climbed higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 102.83 points at 26,323.81.