Economy, Law & Politics

OTTAWA — Tariff impacts are expected to keep underlying inflation elevated in July, a Desjardins economist says, even if the headline figure retreats. Statistics Canada is set to report inflation figures for July on Tuesday.

Mark Carney says weak productivity limits government spending. Jasmine Ramze Rezaee says that’s not the whole story. A Tyee Q&A.

VICTORIA — A British Columbia legislator said he went from "disappointed" to "enraged" after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada's four western provinces to join the United States. Brennan Day, with the Opposition B.C.

Ongoing ‘Buy Canadian’ sentiment has helped Heffel Fine Art generate strong spring sales

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their records, led by drops for technology companies, but Wall Street still closed out another winning week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday, slipping below the record it set a day earlier.

OTTAWA — A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says.

Paul Mochrie served 14 years with the City of Vancouver, his last four as city manager.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the technology sector, while U.S. markets were mostly flat as markets digested U.S. wholesale inflation data.

NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks fell on Wall Street following a disappointing update on inflation. But gains for Amazon and other influential Big Tech companies helped to mask the losses on Thursday, and the S&P 500 edged up less than 0.1%.