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SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. says it earned $130.9 million in its first quarter, down from $301.4 million a year earlier. The firm says revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $827.2 million, down from $934.1 million last year.

The headline-grabbing frenzy to secure tickets to Taylor Swift's Toronto shows is a culmination of the pop star's "unique" status in music history and her brilliant marketing skills, says a professor who taught a course on the subject.

MONTREAL — Saputo Inc. reported net earnings of $141 million in its first quarter, up from $139 million during the same quarter last year. The Montreal-based company says revenues for the quarter ended June 30 were $4.2 billion, down from $4.

TORONTO — Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. reported net income of $12.7 million in the second quarter, down from $22.7 million last year. The Toronto-based company says revenues for the quarter were $217.2 million, down 4.6 per cent from $227.

OTTAWA — Several First Nations are sounding the alarm about a proposed nuclear waste facility near the Ottawa River, as Canada's nuclear regulator decides whether the project should be approved.

MONTREAL — Quebec's hydroelectric utility is studying whether to reopen the province's only nuclear power generating station as a response to a growing demand for clean energy.

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault released draft regulations Thursday that are designed to clean Canada's electricity grid in an affordable way by 2035.

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Ltd. says it lost $28.5 million in its first quarter, compared with a loss of $25.4 million in the same quarter last year. The Toronto-based retailer says revenue for the quarter ended July 1 was $179.

CALEDON, Ont. — Ashton McCulloch shot a final round of 70 to win the 118th Canadian men’s amateur golf championship by five shots. McCulloch of Kingston, Ont.

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Isabella Holmgren won gold and fellow Canadian Marin Lowe took silver in the women's junior cross-country Olympic race Thursday at the cycling world championships. Holmgren, from Orillia, Ont.