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Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit

Lawsuit: Yellen should ignore 'unconstitutional' debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A union of government employees on Monday sued Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Joe Biden to try to stop them from complying with the law that limits the government's total debt , which the lawsuit contends is unconstit
Pearson Airport turns to bolstered staffing, tech improvements to reduce travel chaos

Pearson Airport turns to bolstered staffing, tech improvements to reduce travel chaos

TORONTO — Aiming to prevent the chaos that travellers experienced last year when flying in and out of Canada's busiest airport, Toronto Pearson International has bolstered staffing and made technological improvements ahead of this year's summer surge
Bank of Canada launches public consultations on digital currency

Bank of Canada launches public consultations on digital currency

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it wants to hear from Canadians on what kind of features it should include in a potential digital currency.
Canaccord says management buyout deal at risk over regulatory issue

Canaccord says management buyout deal at risk over regulatory issue

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. says a regulatory issue with one of its foreign subsidiaries could hold up a proposed management buyout of the firm.
Stock market today: Wall Street steadies, bank stocks rise

Stock market today: Wall Street steadies, bank stocks rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding relatively steady coming off its worst week in nearly two months as stocks of several beaten-down banks rally.
Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

Enbridge names Patrick Murray as CFO, Vern Yu moving to be CEO at AltaGas

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has announced the appointment of Patrick Murray as its new chief financial officer, effectively July 1. Murray, will succeed Vern Yu, who is leaving the company to become president and chief executive of AltaGas Ltd.
Alberta officials say cooler weather and showers help in battle against wildfires

Alberta officials say cooler weather and showers help in battle against wildfires

EDMONTON — Cooler temperatures and a bit of rain were delivering some relief for firefighters as they continued to battle wildfires threatening communities in central northern Alberta, but provincial officials warned the reprieve was only in some are
Corrective to May 5 story on new Enbridge tolling deal

Corrective to May 5 story on new Enbridge tolling deal

In a May 5 story about Enbridge's tolling deal for its Mainline pipeline system, The Canadian Press reported that the Trans Mountain expansion project is to increase that pipeline's capacity from 590,000 barrels per day to a total of 890,000 barrels
Halifax ocean tech hub buoys firms tackling everything from climate change to defence

Halifax ocean tech hub buoys firms tackling everything from climate change to defence

HALIFAX — It started as a Coast Guard facility, two aging brick buildings on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro investor day Grocer Metro Inc. will hold its 2023 investor day on Wednesday.