Economy, Law & Politics

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index held firm Friday, buoyed by sturdy energy and financial sectors but offset by dips in other areas, while U.S. markets fell. The S&P/TSX composite index nudged up 31 points to 20,219.19.

TORONTO — Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government is launching a $250 million upskilling program targeting high-growth sectors.

Doug Zoehner, a 44 per cent shareholder of Algo Communication Products, was found to have been wrongfully dismissed by the company also owned by his brothers

An eye-watering severance payment to a top government official who was then immediately awarded another job has shone a spotlight on loopholes that need to be fixed to limit unnecessary costs to taxpayers.

OTTAWA — After a steep and rapid climb in prices, Canada's inflation rate is expected to fall significantly this year, giving comfort to economists worried about untamed price growth but little relief to Canadians who have fallen behind.

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court

A decision Thursday by the Supreme Court of Canada has left British Columbia as the province where it is perhaps the most difficult for journalists to protect their confidential sources.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says job vacancies were little changed at 848,800 in December, compared with 849,200 in November, levelling off after trending downward from a peak of more than one million in May.

As the provincial government prepares to release Budget 2023, the BC Chamber of Commerce, its 100 member chambers and boards of trade and the province’s business community will be looking for a plan that does not add to the already high cost of

OTTAWA — Canada's highest court has refused to hear an appeal from Glacier Media related to a ruling made during the sexual assault trial of former NHL Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen. A B.C.