Economy, Law & Politics

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987 .

Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Tuesday as it played catch-up while U.S. stock markets regained some of the ground lost in a big plunge Monday when the Toronto market was closed.

OTTAWA — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $638 million in June as exports of crude oil and gold rose sharply. The agency says the result compared with a revised trade deficit of $1.6 billion in May.

HINTON, Alta. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Hinton, Alta., to get a briefing on the status of the Jasper wildfire, as well as meet with the province's premier and evacuees who fled the blaze that destroyed a third of the town.

The province recently committed $250 million to 21 northern B.C. communities

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Sky Global distributor Herdman was previously denied bail and lost his appeal, and remains in a French prison

Food bank says it suffered $118,588 in costs because of repairs to a sloped floor, and delays in using its new facility.

Shockwaves on Wall Street unleashed by jobs data out of the U.S. sent strong tremors north of the border Friday, as Canada’s main stock index shook over fears of a weakening U.S. economy and tech sector. The S&P/TSX composite index plunged 495.