Skip to content

National Business

Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday to get TikTok back up

Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday to get TikTok back up

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok's China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S.ban.
Read more >
TikTok remains available to Canadians as app goes dark in the U.S.

TikTok remains available to Canadians as app goes dark in the U.S.

TikTok users will notice a lack of new content from American creators after the app went dark in the United States, but the popular social media video platform remains accessible in Canada. The U.S.
Read more >
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Trump inauguration U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday. He has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on goods headed to the U.
Read more >
Inflation data likely to show further slowing, partly due to GST break: economists

Inflation data likely to show further slowing, partly due to GST break: economists

Economists expect fresh data this week will reveal inflation slowed further in December, paving the way for the Bank of Canada to continue cutting interest rates.
Read more >
Right to repair movement sees progress but advocates say it's no easy fix

Right to repair movement sees progress but advocates say it's no easy fix

TORONTO — A toy turtle struggling to crawl, a massaging hair brush that won't vibrate and a gramophone that stopped spinning were no match for the fix-it extraordinaires at Repair Café Toronto.
Read more >
Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration

Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration

TORONTO — Ontario politicians, business leaders and union executives are set to descend on Washington, D.C., for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as part of a provincial pushback to the incoming administration's looming trade war.
Read more >
TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law bann
Read more >
Four of Canada's biggest banks leave climate alliance

Four of Canada's biggest banks leave climate alliance

TORONTO — Four of Canada's biggest banks have left the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance that aims to accelerate climate action among financial institutions.
Read more >
Alberta premier to spend five days in Washington, D.C., for Trump inauguration

Alberta premier to spend five days in Washington, D.C., for Trump inauguration

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has released an official itinerary outlining a five-day diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C., including the presidential inauguration on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Read more >
Manitoba government, Crown corporation say it's too early to talk impact of tariffs

Manitoba government, Crown corporation say it's too early to talk impact of tariffs

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government and officials at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro would not reveal the potential impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump at a legislature committee hearing Friday.
Read more >