Former U.S. president Barack Obama addressed the crowd at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday evening, making his case for Kamala Harris and stressing his friendship with Joe Bidenweeks after he allegedly played a pivotal role in the president's exit from the race and endorsedHarris as the Democratic nominee.

Canadian home sales edged back by 0.7 per cent in July, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Canada's telecommunications regulator is expanding a decision that allows smaller internet providers to use rivals' fibre networks to offer their services to customers, but it's too soon to say whether the move will lead to lower prices for Canadians.

Password-sharing types, beware: Costco is cracking down on people who borrow membership cardsfrom friends and familyby testing a new membership scanning system that will launchin several Canadian markets.