Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

National Business

Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

OTTAWA — The federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for the construction of rental housing across Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Tuesday.
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,556.15, down 244.46 points): TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Down 83 cents, or 1.69 per cent, to $48.23 on 18.9 million shares.
Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy

Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden made history Tuesday as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line, cheering on striking autoworkers in Michigan as part of a big-stakes play for blue-collar support in a vital electoral battleground.
Stock markets tumble Tuesday amid higher bond yields, interest rate expectations

Stock markets tumble Tuesday amid higher bond yields, interest rate expectations

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down almost 250 points Tuesday with broad-based losses led by the telecom, utilities and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also tumbled. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 244.
Stock market today: Wall Street drops as its September slump gets even worse

Stock market today: Wall Street drops as its September slump gets even worse

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s September swoon accelerated, knocking stocks down to their lowest levels since June. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Tuesday, its fifth drop in six days. The Dow lost 388 points and the Nasdaq composite gave back 1.6%.
AI advances signal massive technological shift but the tech still has biases: Google

AI advances signal massive technological shift but the tech still has biases: Google

TORONTO — An artificial intelligence researcher at Google says fixing fairness in the technology "isn't a simple thing," but the world has an opportunity to get it right as the software explodes in popularity.
Amazon's checkout-free stores are coming to Toronto and Calgary sports arenas

Amazon's checkout-free stores are coming to Toronto and Calgary sports arenas

Toronto and Calgary sports fans will soon be able to skip the lineup when purchasing snacks before or during games.
Biden urges striking auto workers to "stick with it" in picket line visit unparalleled in history

Biden urges striking auto workers to "stick with it" in picket line visit unparalleled in history

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Taylor Swift is a fan of Travis Kelce and suddenly, so is everyone else

Taylor Swift is a fan of Travis Kelce and suddenly, so is everyone else

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn't just have the internet talking nonstop.