Rocky Mountain Outlook

MONTREAL — CGI says it has acquired U.S. technology consulting firm Callibrity. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Tuesday, were not immediately available. Founded in 2007, Callibrity brings experience in financial services, insurance and manufacturing. CGI says Callibrity adds 120 consultants and strengthens its presence in the Cincinnati market.

If there is a single sandwich associated with childhood and school lunches in the U.S.A, it has to be the PB&J. Sweet and salty, inexpensive, easy to make (maybe the first sandwich many kids make for themselves?), peanut butter and jelly is as close to iconic as a sandwich can get. It's been 125 years since the first known written recipe, and the PB&J concept is still going strong.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s “The Pitt” versus “Pluribus” and “Hacks” against “Widow’s Bay” at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday night. The stars of all four shows — Noah Wyle in “The Pitt,” Rhea Seehorn in “Pluribus,” Jean Smart in “Hacks” and Matthew Rhys in “Widow’s Bay” — look to be runaway favorites for the top acting awards. And prognosticators are nearly all picking “The Pitt” to win its second straight best drama prize.

Canadian group James Barker Band has been tapped to host the country's biggest night in country music. The Canadian Country Music Association says the group from Woodville, Ont., is also set to perform at the CCMA Awards on Sept. 19 in Saskatoon. Other performers for the live broadcast on CTV and Crave include Brett Kissel, Madeline Merlo, Dean Brody and Tenille Townes.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room, the patterns echoed on the floor and the walls. Reflections bounce off mirrors, blurring the boundaries of the space at Amsterdam 's Stedelijk Museum. The installation — specially created for an exhibition of the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who died Aug.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On the eve of her wedding, Liudmyla Ryzhak pressed her delicately embroidered dress, laid out a full white tulle skirt and her soon-to-be husband’s traditionally patterned shirt, then hung them on the bedroom door. After repeated delays caused by the war with Russia, she was only hours away from marrying her partner, a 43-year-old Ukrainian soldier, in a ceremony in the capital.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On the eve of her wedding, Liudmyla Ryzhak pressed her delicately embroidered dress, laid out a full white tulle skirt and her soon-to-be husband’s traditionally patterned shirt, then hung them on the bedroom door. After repeated delays caused by the war with Russia, she was only hours away from marrying her partner, a 43-year-old Ukrainian soldier, in a ceremony in the capital.

Shopping for a used vehicle can be nerve-wracking even for seasoned veterans. Regardless of how well you know the mechanical workings of the modern automobile, buying a used car is always a gamble. If you’re one who likes to minimize risk, buying a certified preowned model can reduce some of the uncertainty. Certified preowned vehicles are usually only a few years old and come with additional benefits that you don’t get with a regular used vehicle purchase.

TORONTO — This year's ranking of the Toronto Stock Exchange's top-performing companies shows investors were capitalizing on the commodities super cycle, Canada's efforts to build infrastructure and the furious build-out of AI data centres across the world. The TSX 30 is an annual ranking of the top 30 best-performing stocks on Canada’s benchmark index based on dividend-adjusted share price performance over a three-year period.

It's shaping up to be a mild fall across much of Canada, The Weather Network's forecast suggests, with a potentially historic El Nino expected to prolong the season and delay winter's arrival. September and October will still bring the usual swings between warm spells and bursts of chilly, stormy weather, the network's three-month outlook says. But the balance is expected to trend milder and, in many regions, drier than normal as the season progresses, said senior meteorologist Doug Gillham.