National Business

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs.

More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively few layoffs.

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate for the third time in six months with the British economy struggling to post any meaningful growth.

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.

Honeywell, one of the last remaining U.S. industrial conglomerates, will split into three independent companies, following in the footsteps of manufacturing giants like General Electric and Alcoa.

When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to place 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods last week, organic snack foods company Made with Local stopped accepting orders from customers south of the border.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — U.S. President Donald Trump's targeting of Canada has left people feeling hurt and betrayed in central Newfoundland, where on Sept.

Ontario's main political parties pivoted to affordability measures Wednesday, as the threat of U.S. tariffs took a back seat on the campaign trail.

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are promising to crack down on "fentanyl kingpins" by bringing in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of the drug.

California homebuilders say they have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber, even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs, as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.