National Business

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank of Canada Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and Carolyn Rogers, the senior deputy governor, will appear before the House of Commons standing committee on fi

HALIFAX — Anjali Rego doesn’t mind some online grocery order substitutions. Swap out regular tomatoes for cherry tomatoes? No problem. But other changes irk her. Switch regular meat for a plant-based substitute? No way.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A powerful underground tremor and methane gas discharge hit a second coal mine Saturday in southern Poland, forcing dozens of workers to flee the mine and leaving authorities unable to contact 10 other miners still missing, offi

DALLAS (AP) — Airlines say they are offering options — including refunds in some cases — for people worried about flying now that other passengers aren’t required to wear face masks. However, the airlines aren’t providing many details.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,186.38, down 464.03 points.) Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Down 28 cents or 1.4 per cent to $19.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index suffered its worst two-day slump in nearly two years as a more aggressive tone about interest rate hikes from central banks wreaked havoc across North American markets.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks, as worries deepen about a surge in interest rates and the U.S. central bank’s efforts to fight inflation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill to dissolve Walt Disney World’s private government, after the entertainment giant opposed a new state law critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.

TORONTO — Alterna Savings and Credit Union Ltd. has signed a deal to acquire the majority of the assets of the troubled PACE Savings and Credit Union. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available.

OTTAWA — Retail sales edged higher in February as Canadians went shopping for new clothes and spent more filling up at the gas pumps. Statistics Canada said Friday retail sales rose 0.1 per cent to $59.