National Business

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers have been approaching President Donald Trump's trade threats all wrong.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — The country's largest private sector union says it's gravely concerned by Stellantis' unexpected announcement that it's halting work at the Brampton Assembly Plant in Ontario.

British Columbia is launching a task force focused on growing the agriculture and food processing industries after years of struggle due to climate, labour concerns and now the threat of tariffs from the United States.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says it has laid off employees from its customer service department amid a shift in customer habits.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is seeing more participation in its popular PC Optimum loyalty program — and more points being redeemed at checkout.

MONTREAL — The head of TFI International Inc. says its latest quarter was a "disaster" marked by low cargo volumes amid a trucking sector slump, with the first half of 2025 "foggy" at best.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Thursday, weighed down by losses in technology and industrials, while U.S. stock markets also fell.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days.

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry.

QUÉBEC — Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board.