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S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.
Statistics Canada says retail sales down in January as shoppers reined in spending

Statistics Canada says retail sales down in January as shoppers reined in spending

OTTAWA — Retail sales fell 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January as sales in the auto sector moved lower, Statistics Canada said.
Fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands

Fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands

LONDON (AP) — A large fire near London's Heathrow Airport knocked out power Friday to Europe’s busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut all day and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
Premium Brands reports Q4 profit more than doubles, revenue up

Premium Brands reports Q4 profit more than doubles, revenue up

VANCOUVER — Premium Brands Holdings Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year earlier as it saw record revenue for the quarter. The specialty food company says it earned $37.
Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

Canadian startups focus on homegrown funding with U.S. relations strained

Tatiana Estevez was celebrating her fog water collection company Permalution securing money in a fundraising round and garnering support for a drinking water project, when it was all placed in jeopardy.
Smith meets Carney, demands oil policy changes and warns national unity at stake

Smith meets Carney, demands oil policy changes and warns national unity at stake

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an earful on wildfires and oil sales and warned him national unity hangs in the balance.
Manitoba tables 'Trump-proof' budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit

Manitoba tables 'Trump-proof' budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.
Tesla vehicle fires being investigated as arson: Calgary police

Tesla vehicle fires being investigated as arson: Calgary police

CALGARY — Police in Calgary are investigating after two Tesla vehicles are believed to have been intentionally set on fire. Officers were called to a downtown charging station Tuesday night and found a Tesla car on fire.
Saskatchewan legislators wave Canadian flag, spar over standing up to Trump

Saskatchewan legislators wave Canadian flag, spar over standing up to Trump

REGINA — It was a day of jerseys, anthems and elbows up at the Saskatchewan legislature Thursday, with the Opposition NDP accusing Premier Scott Moe of going soft on a motion to condemn the U.S. trade war.
Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Ottawa lands Chignecto Isthmus deal with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

HALIFAX — The federal government will join New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in spending a total of $650 million on protecting the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow strip of flood-prone land that links the two Maritime provinces.
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