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VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern British Columbia sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month.

VANCOUVER — A co-founder of the specialized HandyDART transit system that provides accessible door-to-door service says he supports staff "100 per cent" as their strike in Metro Vancouver continues.

U.S. stock indexes lost more ground Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Street's losses a day after the market’s worst skid in a month.

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says net earnings slipped in its first quarter of fiscal 2025 as consumers continue to watch their spending.

CALGARY — Saskatchewan farmer Ian Boxall is blunt about why he plants canola, the crop caught in the crossfire of the latest trade dispute between Canada and China, every year.

TORONTO — Weakness in the energy sector offset gains elsewhere to leave Canada's main stock index essentially flat Wednesday, while U.S. markets were mixed as investors focus on job numbers.

TORONTO — The group of authors in contention for this year’s $100,000 Giller Prize has been whittled down to 12, but one name is notably absent from the list: Scotiabank.

NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Nordstrom family with the help of a Mexican retail group are offering to take the century-old department store private for $3.76 billion, months after first expressing interest in a buyout.

TORONTO — Toronto saw the most tech job gains of any North American market over the last five years as demand for artificial intelligence skill sets rose, a new report says.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at ways to increase monitoring and surveillance of garbage trucks and landfills following the slayings of four Indigenous women whose remains were dumped in trash bins.