National Business

UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs.

WASHINGTON — Ottawa's top diplomat in Washington says talks to negotiate any new deals with the United States will prioritize ending U.S President Donald Trump's ruinous tariffs on Canadian exports.

OTTAWA — Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault is among those names that will stay in cabinet on Tuesday when Prime Minister Mark Carney makes some hefty adjustments to his team, a Liberal source has confirmed to The Canadian Press

EDMONTON — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta's government opening the door to a separation referendum.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions.

VANCOUVER — Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer, the province's latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says.

News of a 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war propelled markets higher on Monday, with the surge more pronounced south of the border than in Canada The S&P/TSX composite index was up 174.44 points at 25,532.18.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war .

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's premier says his government will end the province's controversial tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

MONTREAL — A group of investors has submitted a revised offer to buy Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric, providing a possible lifeline to the beleaguered company.