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With summer fast approaching, some may be hoping to get away on the cheap as the higher cost of living takes a bigger bite out of household budgets. "If you cannot afford a five-star luxury experience, you have two choices: wait until you can or look for three-, four-star alternatives that work for you," said Stefanie Ricchio, who works as a chartered professional accountant and is an avid traveller.

MONTREAL — Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. says its San Andrés battery energy storage facility in northern Chile has started operations. The company says it is located on the site of its existing San Andrés solar facility. During the day, the battery storage facility stores surplus solar energy that is later used in the evening and early mornings. Innergex says the San Andrés battery facility is expected to generate annual revenue in a range of $8.2 million to $10.9 million.

TORONTO — Internationally bestselling author Patrick deWitt is among the three finalists for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The $25,000 award goes to the best Canadian book of literary humour published in the previous year. DeWitt made the short list for "The Librarianist," which tells the life story of a retired librarian who volunteers at a senior's centre. Also nominated is Ali Bryan for "Coq," a family dramedy set on a group trip to Paris.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make a record sixth appearance at the European Championship with Portugal's squad. Ronaldo was among the 26 players picked for the tournament in Germany by coach Roberto Martínez on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Ronaldo first played in the competition in 2004, and led the national team to the title in 2016.

ROME (AP) — She’s the U.S. Open champion. The highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian. American tennis player Coco Gauff has never been afraid to use her voice. Not when she delivered an impromptu speech at a Black Lives Matter rally at the age of 16. And not now at age 20 when she’s preparing to vote for the first time in a U.S. presidential election later this year.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Spain on Tuesday said it was pulling its ambassador from Argentina in response to comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei, who accused the Spanish prime minister’s wife of corruption and described socialism as “cursed and carcinogenic.” Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares told reporters Tuesday that the Spanish ambassador to Argentina “will definitely stay in Madrid.” “Argentina will continue without an ambassador,” he said.

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in April amid a broad-based slowdown in price growth, boosting expectations of an interest rate cut next month. Statistics Canada said the slowdown from 2.9 per cent in March was led by food prices, services and durable goods. Tuesday’s consumer price index report bears good news for the Bank of Canada, which has been looking for a sustained decline in inflation toward its two per cent target.

NEW YORK (AP) — A defense witness in Donald Trump's hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior returned to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end. Trump's lawyers hope Robert Costello's testimony will help undermine the credibility of a key prosecution witness, Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen. Costello turned to Judge Juan M. Merchan before the jurors arrived to the court, speaking quietly.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady near their record levels as Wall Street appears to be headed for another quiet day. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% early Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat, and the Nasdaq composite was off 0.3%. Palo Alto Networks joined the long list of companies reporting better profits than analysts expected, but its stock fell after giving a forecast for upcoming revenue that failed to please investors.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that a loan using the king of rock ’n’ roll's former home as collateral was not repaid. A public auction for the estate had been scheduled for Thursday this week, but a Memphis judge blocked the sale after Keough sought a temporary restraining order and filed a lawsuit, court documents show.