National Business

TORONTO — Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up large mining projects in the north.

HALIFAX — The annual Terry Fox Run for cancer research will mark its 45th anniversary this year by returning to the Confederation Bridge after a decade-long hiatus. The Terry Fox Foundation announced Monday that on Sept.

MONTREAL — Unifor says almost 98 per cent of the Via Rail workers it represents have voted to give the union the power to launch a strike next month. The union says members belonging to Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100 gave it a 97.

OTTAWA — A new report by the OECD says Canada needs to boost productivity and housing affordability to strengthen growth as it faces trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs that are taking a bite out of the economic outlook.

TORONTO — Some Canadian shoppers may soon receive cash from a class-action lawsuit that accused Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of engaging in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread.

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will respond to its union's latest negotiation comments as soon as possible as uncertainty caused by the contract dispute weighs heavily on its business.

TORONTO — A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity.

TORONTO — Big-name department and drug stores are circling the more than 9,300 Hudson's Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue Canada workers who will soon be out of a job.

OTTAWA — Talks between Canada Post and negotiators from its union are expected to resume over the next few days, its union said Sunday after the two parties met amid warnings of mail delivery delays tied to a national ban on overtime for postal worke

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he's willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States.