TORONTO — North American stock markets pulled back in late-morning trading after a series of record-setting highs this week. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 23.71 points at 15,840.46 after closing Thursday at a record high for a fifth day in a row. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 61.97Read More

Strasbourg: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursay that the world is better off when the EU is strong, amid anti-Brussels sentiment from Brexit and Donald Trump. “The whole world benefits from a strong EU,” he said in a speech to the European Parliament, a day after MEPs approvedRead More

CALGARY — TransCanada says it’s once again seeking approval of its Keystone XL pipeline route in Nebraska despite stiff opposition from some landowners. The energy company says the application it has filed with the Nebraska Public Service Commission is the clearest path to achieving route certainty, adding that it expectsRead More

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing pressure to change the name of the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office — the Langevin Block, located across the street from Parliament Hill. The building is named after Hector-Louis Langevin, a politician and father of Confederation who also happens to haveRead More

STRASBOURG, France — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed the European Union some much needed love today in a highly-anticipated speech following its ratification of the free trade pact with Canada. But he also warned that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement doesn’t succeed it could be last deal of itsRead More

OTTAWA – Even with companies and politicians breathing a little easier after Justin Trudeau’s first encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump, it remains to be seen what the two governments actually agreed to. A day after the Trudeau-Trump tete-a-tete, questions on critical files remained unanswered – from trade, to infrastructure,Read More

TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberal government has agreed to cap full-day kindergarten classes at 30, according to a copy of a tentative contract extension agreement with elementary teachers obtained by The Canadian Press. If ratified, elementary teachers will get a four-per-cent raise over two years. That’s the same compensation offered toRead More

OTTAWA — Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine — though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine sinceRead More

OTTAWA – Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine – though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine sinceRead More

TORONTO – TMX Group Ltd. (TSX:X) returned to profitability last year as it saw benefits from a costly streamlining effort that began in 2015. The operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and several other securities markets says the improvement was a result of higher revenue, a smaller restructuring expense asRead More