National Business

TORONTO — The founder of Canadian Music Week is taking the new owners of Departure Festival to court, alleging they've breached their contract and failed to pay fees tied to their acquisition of his music industry conference.

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a Tesla dealership. A statement from police says officers went to the dealership in the city's Kitsilano neighbourhood at about 1:30 a.m.

CALGARY — Western Canadian business groups have outlined their wish list ahead of an expected federal election call this weekend. Councils in B.C.

HALIFAX — Retail experts say the looming demise of Hudson’s Bay Co. as a national presence would be a “historic loss” but not surprising, given the retailer’s inability to draw customers into stores.

OTTAWA — Days before he's expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won't move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.

OTTAWA — Retail sales fell 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January as sales in the auto sector moved lower, Statistics Canada said.

LONDON (AP) — A large fire near London's Heathrow Airport knocked out power Friday to Europe’s busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut all day and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.

VANCOUVER — Premium Brands Holdings Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled compared with a year earlier as it saw record revenue for the quarter. The specialty food company says it earned $37.