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Wall Street kicks off a week full of potential flashpoints with a whisper

Wall Street kicks off a week full of potential flashpoints with a whisper

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks coasted to a quiet finish to begin a week full of potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% on Monday to set an all-time high for the sixth straight day.
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Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Monday he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States.
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Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province.
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B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power

B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power

VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby used British Columbia's latest call for more power sources to invite American clean energy producers to the province after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized "ugly" windmills in Scotland.
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Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

MONTREAL — Air Canada flight attendants start voting today on whether to give a strike mandate to their union. The vote, running through to Aug.
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Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

A fresh hike in anti-dumping fees threatens to finish the job, but the real damage came from government stalling
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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: Interest rates The Bank of Canada is set to announce its latest interest rate decision and monetary policy report on Wednesday.
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First Nations Bank reaches funding deal for Whistler development

First Nations Bank reaches funding deal for Whistler development

WHISTLER — First Nations Bank of Canada says it has reached a deal to help fund a new Indigenous-led development in Whistler, B.C.
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Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

Bank of Canada widely expected to hold key rate steady amid trade uncertainty

OTTAWA — Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise.
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Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they've been abandoned.
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