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Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Monday, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.
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Legal finger-pointing continues over damage caused by the construction of UBC Okanagan

Legal finger-pointing continues over damage caused by the construction of UBC Okanagan

Residents displaced, buildings demolished, damages mount as legal battles intensify
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GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation

GST break would cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces with HST asked for compensation

OTTAWA — The federal government's GST holiday would cost as much as $2.7 billion if provinces with a harmonized sales tax asked for compensation, the parliamentary budget officer said on Monday.
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BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut

BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut

OTTAWA — Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, which would bring its key rate down to 3.25 per cent.
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Trump tariffs would devastate Canadian private forest operators, says industry group

Trump tariffs would devastate Canadian private forest operators, says industry group

Private lands make up only 10 per cent of Canada’s working forests, but supply 20 per cent of the timber
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Thompson Rivers University slashing $20M amid international student decline

Thompson Rivers University slashing $20M amid international student decline

Surplus funds diverted to build reserves as enrolment decline reshapes priorities
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Feds extend security review of Fission Uranium sale

Feds extend security review of Fission Uranium sale

Review of Kelowna mining company sale extended to Dec. 30 over national security concerns
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Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16

Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government's fall economic statement on Dec. 16, just before members of Parliament are expected to head home for the holidays.
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Small Business BC files for bankruptcy

Small Business BC files for bankruptcy

The non-profit society provided grants and services to businesses in B.C., with funding from two levels of government
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Rob Shaw: Leaked letter exposes internal rifts in rookie Conservative caucus

Rob Shaw: Leaked letter exposes internal rifts in rookie Conservative caucus

John Rustad’s leadership faces early trial as 13 MLAs spar over cancel culture and public accountability
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