Economy, Law & Politics

Brigitte Cleroux, who passed herself off as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital, has been jailed for crimes affecting 900 or more people.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose almost 300 points Tuesday on strength in energy, financials and base metals, while U.S. stock markets also climbed.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped in a widespread rally Tuesday, and other U.S. investments steadied a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.