Economy, Law & Politics

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked higher on Tuesday amid strength in the energy sector while U.S. stock markets fell. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 21.20 points at 24,974.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's ombudsperson says the provincial government unfairly required some workers to repay $1,000 they received after losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wall Street as AI mania loses more steam and as more companies pull their financial forecasts because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Tuesday.

VICTORIA — A political delegation from Washington state is visiting Victoria to try to deepen ties with British Columbia, amid cross-border turmoil triggered by a trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation talk. Washington's Lt.-Gov.

OTTAWA — Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $506 million in March as exports to the U.S. fell with the implementation of new tariffs, but shipments to other countries climbed. Statistics Canada says the result compared with a deficit of $1.

Langford-based Sheringham Distillery is expanding into Washington state and California.

OTTAWA — B.C. MP Don Davies will be the interim leader for the New Democratic Party of Canada, chosen by the party's national council Monday evening.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Washington on Monday ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump which could serve to reset the bilateral relationship that's been upended by the president's tariffs and claims that Canada should become a U