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Canadian automobile parts won't be hit with Trump's tariffs

Canadian automobile parts won't be hit with Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released on Thursday said automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade will not be hit with President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister

New B.C. legislation to speed up public and private projects, says minister

The changes would give the province additional power to speed up government projects as well as other significant enterprises that provide economic, environmental or social benefits for the province.
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Trade war injects note of uncertainty into CN Rail outlook, as profits climb

Trade war injects note of uncertainty into CN Rail outlook, as profits climb

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. saw a rise in both profits and uncertainty in its latest quarter as the country's biggest railroad operator worked through a trade war set off by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Cameco CEO to investors: look past tariff 'noise' and toward long-term uranium demand

Cameco CEO to investors: look past tariff 'noise' and toward long-term uranium demand

The chief executive of Saskatchewan-based uranium miner Cameco Corp. is encouraging investors to tune out the "noise" from global trade and geopolitical upheaval and instead focus on the strong outlook for nuclear power demand.
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Share of Americans ranking Canada as top U.S. ally doubles, despite Trump's rhetoric

Share of Americans ranking Canada as top U.S. ally doubles, despite Trump's rhetoric

OTTAWA — Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the percentage of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled.
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Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second 'floatel' to house workers

Woodfibre LNG makes application to add a second 'floatel' to house workers

SQUAMISH — Woodfibre LNG says it is hoping to add a second "floatel" at its project site near Squamish, B.C., to house as many as 900 workers for its liquefied natural gas project.
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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson's Bay to return ceremonial items

Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson's Bay to return ceremonial items

WINNIPEG — Two First Nations groups are joining calls for Hudson's Bay to immediately halt the sale of artifacts and return any cultural, ceremonial and sacred items to the communities that they belong to.
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S&P/TSX composite ends lower, U.S. markets climb as tech stocks rise

S&P/TSX composite ends lower, U.S. markets climb as tech stocks rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ended lower after a choppy trading day while U.S. markets jumped on positive earnings from big tech.
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Teen whose family was killed at festival thanks donors, gives back

Teen whose family was killed at festival thanks donors, gives back

VANCOUVER — A teenager who lost his family in a ramming attack at a Vancouver festival is thanking those who donated to a fundraising campaign and says he'll give about half of the proceeds to other victims.
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Jury recommends driver-facing cameras, other measures after Ottawa bus crash inquest

Jury recommends driver-facing cameras, other measures after Ottawa bus crash inquest

The jury at a coroner’s inquest into a 2019 Ottawa bus crash that killed three people made 60 recommendations on Thursday aimed at preventing similar deaths in the future – including the installation of driver-facing cameras on the city's transit bus
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