A Canadian scientist accused of illegally sending trade secrets worth $300 million to China and Germany was ordered detained Tuesday on rare charges of economic espionage.

International food prices have risen to their highest level in two years, fuelled in part by a drought in Russia that lifted the cost of wheat, a UN agency said Wednesday.

Bombardier Inc.'s profit dropped to $148 million US on lower revenue in the second quarter, the Montreal-based transportation conglomerate says.

Amazon.com is talking with major media companies about offering unlimited views of movies and old TV shows online, to compete with Apple's iTunes store and Netflix's subscription plan.

Canada's largest convenience store operator, Laval, Que.-based Alimentation Couche-Tard, extended the deadline for its takeover offer for a U.S. rival Tuesday.