National Business

EDMONTON — City council has passed a bylaw that restricts the sale of knives in Edmonton convenience stores.

OTTAWA — To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl."

OTTAWA — Insolvencies rose 12.1 per cent last year compared with 2023, with business insolvencies leading the way, up 28.6 per cent.

TORONTO — A Toronto-based self-driving AI company is partnering with Volvo to scale the production of driverless trucks south of the border, with hopes to bring the vehicles to Canadian roads one day.

HALIFAX — The four Atlantic premiers have paused their plans to respond to United States President Donald Trump's now-postponed tariffs on Canadian goods and services.

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says light vehicle sales in January were up 3.1 per cent from the same month last year, starting 2025 off on the right foot.

The number of homes that changed hands in the Vancouver area rose again last month, but the city's real estate board says new listings outpaced demand as sellers showed they're eager to enter the market.

U.S. job openings fell in December, a sign that the labor market is cooling but still healthy.

MONTREAL — Truckers say the sweeping tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump would wreak havoc on their industry as trade between Canada and the United States takes a hit.

TORONTO — Mirvish Productions is bringing a bevy of hit musicals to the Toronto stage as part of its main 2025/2026 subscriber season, including productions that celebrate the careers of Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond and pop super-producer Max Martin