Economy, Law & Politics

CALGARY — An oil and gas industry group is calling on the federal Competition Bureau to ensure environmental groups are held to the same truth-in-advertising standards as other sectors under new federal greenwashing rules.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Thursday as energy, industrial and tech stocks weighed on Bay St., while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 52.48 points at 22,988.28.

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks fell following a mixed round of data on the economy, keeping them on track for their worst week since April. The S&P 500 slipped 0.

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh brought a message of hope Thursday in his first speech following the NDP's exit from its supply and confidence deal with the minority Liberals, who portrayed his move as a bow to Conservative wishes.

It costs 21 per cent more to live in B.C. in 2024 than it did in 2019, BCBC says

Twenty-eight B.C. Liberals won seats in British Columbia's 2020 provincial election, making them the Official Opposition.

U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Street's losses a day after the market’s worst skid in a month. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% following Tuesday's 2.1% drop.

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to distance himself from an increasingly unpopular Liberal party Wednesday when he "ripped up" the supply and confidence agreement he reached with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pushed himself as the better

TORONTO — Weakness in the energy sector offset gains elsewhere to leave Canada's main stock index essentially flat Wednesday, while U.S. markets were mixed as investors focus on job numbers.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada may adjust the pace of interest rate cuts if warranted, governor Tiff Macklem said after announcing a third consecutive interest rate cut.