National Business

TORONTO — Canadian bank stocks are riding high after largely shrugging off economic concerns, but analysts are starting to wonder if their third-quarter results coming next week will test optimism around the sector.

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay and one of its top lenders are accusing landlords of having "ulterior motives" for opposing a push to sell 25 leases to a B.C. billionaire.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in June, helped by increased spending at food and beverage retailers. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for July pointed to a 0.

OTTAWA — Cultural and broadcast industry groups are calling on the Liberal government to support the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act, as the Prime Minister’s Office refuses to say whether the bills are part of trade negotiations with the

Ski-Doo maker BRP Inc. has dealt with trade disputes before, but its chief executive says there's one aspect this time around that sets the current Trump administration's tariff regime apart.

TORONTO — Two of Canada’s richest families appear poised for a battle over one of the country’s most famed documents.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a "productive and wide-ranging" phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning.

Negotiations that had been scheduled for Friday between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been delayed.

VICTORIA — British Columbia has set new housing targets for a group of 10 more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province.

MONTREAL — The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned corporation to empty shelves of U.S.