Skip to content

National Business

Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation

Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation

TORONTO — The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories.
Read more >
A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

TORONTO — The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night.
Read more >
Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations

Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations

ZEBALLOS, B.C.
Read more >
Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste can be ambitious and successful without firm caps on plastic production, which are hard to design and harder to get agreement on, Canada's environment minister said Friday.
Read more >
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,969.24, up 83.86 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 56 cents, or 1.13 per cent, to $48.96 on 9.4 million shares.
Read more >
S&P/TSX composite rises, Nasdaq leads Wall St. rally after tech earnings

S&P/TSX composite rises, Nasdaq leads Wall St. rally after tech earnings

TORONTO — Gains in base metal stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index on Friday while U.S. markets also rose, led by tech stocks as the Nasdaq jumped two per cent.
Read more >
U.S. election uncertainty making ‘very difficult’ freight market worse, TFI CEO says

U.S. election uncertainty making ‘very difficult’ freight market worse, TFI CEO says

MONTREAL — The head of Canada's biggest trucking firm says the upcoming U.S. election is straining an already weak market for freight.
Read more >
Stock market today: Alphabet and Microsoft push Wall Street to its first winning week in a month

Stock market today: Alphabet and Microsoft push Wall Street to its first winning week in a month

NEW YORK (AP) — Alphabet and Microsoft led the U.S. stock market to its first winning week in the last four and its biggest weekly gain since November. The S&P 500 rose 1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.
Read more >
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-el
Read more >
Imperial Oil marks record Q1 production at Kearl ahead of Trans Mountain start

Imperial Oil marks record Q1 production at Kearl ahead of Trans Mountain start

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. pushed its Kearl oilsands project to record production for its first quarter as it continues to ramp up output ahead of the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Read more >