National Business

A slew of new discount stores helped push profit at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. higher in the second quarter, as shoppers continue to seek lower-priced products, a trend the company's CEO says will remain for the long term.

Teck Resources Ltd. says its board has given the green light to extending the life of Canada's biggest copper mine by almost two decades with an investment of up to $2.4 billion.

Gold and precious metals have been a bright spot this year, helping the S&P/TSX composite index outperform the S&P 500, with fund managers saying there could still be time for retail investors to get in on the action.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji. The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday, hitting pause on rate cuts amid uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught and high-stakes trade talks marked by threats of drastically hig

Shares of UnitedHealth Group slipped Thursday after the health care giant said it was under a Department of Justice investigation.

TORONTO — Exchange-traded funds have exploded in popularity, and so have investment strategies based only on ETFs, but some investors might be wondering whether that could lead to their portfolio being too diversified.

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern acknowledged Thursday that they were in merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with rails stretching service from East to West Coasts.

OTTAWA — Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government's plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public's access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official proceedings in both official languages.

VANCOUVER — Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an "extended stay," the mine's majority owner said Wednesday. The statement from Newmont Corp.