Economy, Law & Politics

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished higher on Tuesday, as gains in basic materials offset broader losses, while U.S. markets fell on the start of a historically weak month for equity markets.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell under the weight of pressure from the bond market. The S&P 500 slipped 0.7% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.8%.

Members of the union representing thousands of British Columbia public service workers set up picket lines Tuesday in what the union says is a "last resort" in its labour fight with the province.

OTTAWA — The federal finance minister said Tuesday he wants to address service delays at the Canada Revenue Agency within 100 days, even as Ottawa plans spending cuts across the public service.

This will be Mayor Ken Sim’s last budget round until civic elections in October 2026

VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees' Union says a portion of its members who work for the province's public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour notice of a strike last week.

U.S. tariffs trigger Canadian economic contraction, but domestic spending and B.C. housing offer a buffer, a new Statistics Canada report has found

The BC General Employees' Union says provincial public sector workers have voted to approve strike action.

The central bank will be carefully parsing the latest GDP figures ahead of its next interest rate decision on Sept. 17.

One in five business owners says they may not survive the coming year if conditions don't improve