National Business

TORONTO — Toronto's Pearson International Airport says some delays are expected after a private plane was damaged while touching down this morning.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its policy interest rate at 2.75 per cent on Wednesday. Here is the text of the central bank's decision: ——— The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 2.

KITAMAAT VILLAGE — British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canadian values will help the country "win this race" to deliver liquefied natural gas to Asian markets, even as U.S.

TORONTO — New court filings say Hudson's Bay has threatened to end a lease deal it has with a B.C. billionaire who wrote directly to a judge twice to try to persuade him to view her favourably.

Business leaders and academics say they hope to see Canada and the U.S. maintain free trade protections for most goods once an agreement is reached, even if the negotiations can't stave off certain sectoral tariffs.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was making gains in late-morning trading Tuesday while U.S. markets were dipping lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 92.09 points at 27,497.51 as energy, technology and industrial stocks rose.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher as a busy week for Wall Street picks up momentum. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading Tuesday after setting all-time highs for six straight days.

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. says its second-quarter profit available to common shareholders amounted to $258 million, down from $400 million in the same quarter last year. The company, which holds large interests in Loblaw Cos. Ltd.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it had a net income of $186 million in the second quarter, down from $410 million in the same quarter last year, in what it characterized as a "challenging environment.