Indigenous News

Improved mine automation helped fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. increase potash production in the first quarter amid strong demand for its products, the company’s chief executive said.

OTTAWA — Canada's airline industry will work to create a streamlined intake form for travellers with disabilities, the federal government says.

CALGARY — Nine out of 10 Canadian energy sector executives believe oil prices will remain strong for the next three to five years, according to the results of a recent survey.

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EDMONTON — The Alberta Utilities Commission is fining another electricity generator that powered bitcoin mining for operating without a licence. It's at least the third such fine levied in the province over the last year.

LAVAL, Que. — The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 2025.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it expects to ramp up its share buyback program this year as it sheds lower-growth assets and works to maintain its heightened return on equity.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe took his place in the front of a dozen television cameras.

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc. reported its first-quarter profit was up compared with a year ago, helped by strength in its telecommunications business. The company says its net income attributable to shareholders totalled $173.

The Canadian Cancer Society says all provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40.