National Business

VICTORIA — British Columbia's independent forestry watchdog says it will conduct an audit of a logging licence for more than 1,000 square kilometres of land that encompasses critical habitat for the endangered northern spotted owl.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday.

The 39-year-old has been in custody at the pretrial facility in Surrey since his arrest.

OTTAWA — Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can't ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is putting $1.6 billion more toward funds for municipalities to help them get housing built.

DENVER (AP) — The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.

TORONTO — The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it shut down some of its systems as a precaution after identifying a cybersecurity threat on Aug. 11.

TORONTO — Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try, but they didn't work.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Air Canada Flights are halted at Air Canada as of Monday morning as the airline's flight attendants remain on the picket lines despite a federal return-to-work orde

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July rose four per cent compared with June.