National Business

TORONTO — Strength in energy, financials and base metals helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 200 points Monday, while U.S. stock markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 231.71 points at 24,785.11.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed again on Monday as Wall Street’s wild roller-coaster ride veers back upward. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% for a second straight gain after it fell 10% below its record late last week.

HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia environmental advocates and physicians told a legislature committee today that a government bill opening the door to uranium exploration and fracking is dangerous and should be scrapped.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's energy minister says the province is setting annual rate increases for electricity for the next two years in response to rising demand for power and economic uncertainty.

TORONTO — A full liquidation at Canada's oldest company could begin as soon as Tuesday and last for up to 12 weeks, but Hudson’s Bay is still holding out hope that it will find a lifeline.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says it'll pressure Premier Scott Moe's government to put Canada first as politicians return for the spring legislative sitting during a turbulent trade war with the United States.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month , signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the economy mount.

OTTAWA — Home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by the trade war with the United States, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city's response to steep U.S. tariffs on Canada will include barring American companies from bidding on some city contracts and a tax deferral program for industrial properties impacted by the tariffs.

CALGARY — A shareholder in Parkland Corp. is demanding a board shakeup as the Calgary-based fuel refiner and retailer looks into putting itself up for sale. Engine Capital LP, the New York activist hedge fund that owns 2.