OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to give a speech in Toronto today laying out his views on Canada’s relationship with the United States. Poilievre has been broadly criticized for failing to talk enough about U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats during last spring’s election campaign. He has said repeatedly […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up nearly 200 points in late-morning trading, helped by strength in the industrial and energy sectors, while U.S. stock markets put in a mixed showing. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 193.51 points at 34,320.84. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 37.10 points at […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park. Now, the Grammy-winning country music superstar is lending her name to a new cause: advancing pediatric health care in her home state. The East […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to sever a small Swiss bank from access to the U.S. financial system for its alleged support for Iranian and Russian actors, as U.S. and Iranian officials hold indirect talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a federal regulation Thursday that, […]

MONTREAL — Gildan Activewear Inc. raised its dividend and reported its fourth-quarter net sales jumped more than 30 per cent compared with a year ago, helped by its acquisition of HanesBrands Inc. The Montreal-based clothing maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 24.9 cents US per […]

Ukraine will see less economic growth this year due to extensive destruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure by Russia over the winter, an international development bank said Thursday, as businesses struggle to keep going into the fifth year of Russia’s invasion. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development halved its 2026 growth forecast for the country […]

LONDON (AP) — Oxford Street in London’s West End, one of the world’s most famous shopping destinations, is getting a makeover with the creation of a new pedestrianized zone that the city’s mayor hopes will revitalize its fortunes following struggles over recent decades. In a statement Thursday, Sadiq Khan said all forms of traffic, including […]

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program. Instagram says it already blocks such content from showing up in teen accounts’ search results and directs people to […]

Quebecor Inc. says its profit rose last quarter as it managed to increase its revenue per mobile customer for the first time in nearly three years. The media and telecommunications firm reported its net income attributable to shareholders totalled $211.5 million in its fourth quarter, up from $177.7 million a year earlier. Quebecor said the […]