National Business

TORONTO — Gas prices have smashed records in recent weeks as the world grapples with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demand has soared as the economy reopens. The daily average retail price for gas across the country hit an all-time high of $197.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its first acknowledged COVID-19 outbreak after holding for more than two years to a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping out the virus that has spread

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top prosecutor disclosed plans Wednesday for the first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier, as fighting raged in the east and south and the Kremlin left open the possibility of annexing a corner of th

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided Wednesday that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent contra

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $858 million in the first quarter of this year, down eight per cent from the $937 million it earned in the first quarter of 2021.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it earned $3 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $2.2 billion from the same quarter of 2021. The Toronto-based insurer and financial services company says the profit works out to $1.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge said Wednesday he will lift Donald Trump’s contempt of court order if the former president meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he’s racked up for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by the

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19.837.25, down 52.81 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 14 cents, or 0.25 per cent, to $56.06 on 25.3 million shares.

TORONTO — A recent breach of Ontario cannabis store sales data could shake up competition among pot shops and negatively impact retailers' confidence in the province's pot distributor, say industry observers.

The S&P/TSX composite index slid slightly Wednesday, but not as much as U.S. stocks which were deflated by a worse-than-expected inflation report from south of the border. Canada's main stock index closed down 52.81 points at 19,837.