National Business

TORONTO — The possible liquidation of Hudson's Bay is also bringing into question the future of its huge retail footprint, and highlighting the exposure other companies have to its potential downfall.

NEWPORT, VT. — A U.S. senator from Vermont has told a gathering of Canadian and American businesspeople near the border that President Donald Trump's threats to make Canada a 51st state are "unacceptable." Democratic Sen.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government tabled a $14.3-billion budget Tuesday that has been driven deep into deficit by a promised increase in health-care funding and a contingency fund to deal with U.S. tariff threats.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says Crown corporations are supporting the province's steelworkers by buying local steel.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the biggest acquisition in the tech giant's 26-year history.

TORONTO — The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne is nominated for four National Newspaper Awards, including one for a photo of people giving former prime minister Justin Trudeau the finger while posing for a selfie.

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. has named two new independent directors as an activist investor calls for an overhaul of its board.

NEW YORK (AP) — Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 150 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the industrial and technology sectors, while U.S. stock markets also dropped. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 153.

TORONTO — A new report says a vast majority of Black Canadians feel their employer has made progress in creating a more equitable workplace, but more than three-quarters say they still encounter microaggressions, discrimination and racism at work.