National Business

OTTAWA — An unlikely alliance between Canada's independent grocers and the country's three largest chains is forming amid accusations that grocery stores are to blame for higher food inflation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday is making an opening offer with a budget plan that would cut deficits by $2.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles.

MONTREAL — As demand surges and airfares soar to new heights, many Canadians are in search of travel deals this year. And low prices are out there — particularly for domestic flights.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes.

TORONTO — TikTok is experiencing the fastest rate of growth among Canadians, but is also the least trusted social media platform in the country, a new report said.

Indigo says the data leak that affected current and former employees of the bookstore chain included information on medical leaves and immigration applications, as well as other sensitive information not included when the company initially disclosed

OTTAWA — The leaders of Canada's major grocery chains insist that food price inflation is not caused by profit-mongering and that their margins on food-related profits have remained low. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc.

TORONTO — Canada’s national telecommunications regulator is lowering some wholesale internet rates by 10 per cent as it launches a review aimed at bolstering competition and lowering consumer costs.

MONTREAL — WSP Global says it earned $120 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down 5.3 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier. That's despite the Montreal-based consultancy company reporting revenues grew 23.2 per centto $3.