Economy, Law & Politics

OTTAWA — The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.

Brigitte Cleroux, who passed herself off as a nurse at BC Women's Hospital, has been jailed for crimes affecting 900 or more people.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose almost 300 points Tuesday on strength in energy, financials and base metals, while U.S. stock markets also climbed.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped in a widespread rally Tuesday, and other U.S. investments steadied a day after falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s trade war and his attacks on the head of the Federal Reserve.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.