National Business

EDMONTON — Government data shows the number of Albertans receiving provincial income support has reached a five-year high. As of October, almost 57,500 residents were getting income support.

MONTREAL — A second attempt to free a ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal could take place Wednesday morning.

TORONTO — Scotiabank says it has signed a deal to sell its banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama to Davivienda in exchange for a 20 per cent stake in the Colombian financial institution.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says if its inability to ship gold from its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali is not resolved within the coming week it will have to temporarily suspend operations at the mine.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's decision to block a proposed nearly $15 billion deal for Nippon to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel..

Monday marks 100 days to the kickoff of the inaugural Northern Super League. A look at the six-team women's pro soccer league: Calgary Wild FC Ownership/Front Office: Deanna Zumwalt is executive chair.

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week, from new Statistics Canada data on international merchandise trade and the labour market to Tilray's second-quarter earnings.

The Canadian equity market will continue building on its strength from 2024 despite lingering political uncertainties, experts forecast.

FERGUS FALLS — The two men found guilty of human smuggling in the case of a family from India who froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba in 2022 are seeking acquittal, or new trials.