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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 61.8 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.
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'Scum of the earth': Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners

'Scum of the earth': Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners

NEW YORK (AP) — Angry, defiant and sometimes tearful, more than two dozen Americans whose lives were upended by the opioid crisis finally had their long-awaited chance Thursday to confront in court some members of the family they blame for fueling it
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,581.70, up 88.47 points.) Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ). Up $$2.71, or 3.7 per cent, to $76.92 on 14.4 million shares.
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S&P/TSX composite rises despite soaring U.S. inflation and failed talks over Ukraine

S&P/TSX composite rises despite soaring U.S. inflation and failed talks over Ukraine

TORONTO — Commodity sectors pushed Canada's main stock index higher even as U.S. markets were hurt by news of inflation soaring to a 40-year high last month and talks between Russia and Ukraine going nowhere.
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Gasoline prices to keep climbing, in spite of crude oil pullback

Gasoline prices to keep climbing, in spite of crude oil pullback

CALGARY — Gasoline costs across Canada are expected to keep smashing records despite a significant mid-week dip in the price of oil. The average Canadian retail fuel price Thursday morning climbed to nearly $1.87 per litre, up from about $1.
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Supply chain 'No. 1 challenge' for Canadian retailers: Sobeys CEO

Supply chain 'No. 1 challenge' for Canadian retailers: Sobeys CEO

Empire Co. Ltd. pulled off a higher profit and sales in its latest quarter despite a challenging retail environment punctuated by higher costs and supply chains bottlenecks.
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Omicron eats into Transat sales as fuel costs rise, but summer bookings look bright

Omicron eats into Transat sales as fuel costs rise, but summer bookings look bright

MONTREAL — Transat A.T. Inc. felt the pain of the Omicron variant last quarter, but saw bookings rebound as COVID-19 measures eased, leaving the tour operator's CEO "cautiously optimistic" but wary of skyrocketing fuel prices.
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Premier won't call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill

Premier won't call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's not calling on Ottawa to sanction a Russian oligarch who's a major shareholder of Evraz, which operates a steel mill in the province.
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WSP Global dropping projects in Russia as it unveils growth plan

WSP Global dropping projects in Russia as it unveils growth plan

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. is quitting its projects in Russia and will stop seeking out work in that country or Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions, the engineering firm said Thursday.
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Bureaucratic backlogs delaying return to the cockpit, pilots say

Bureaucratic backlogs delaying return to the cockpit, pilots say

MONTREAL — Pilots say a Transport Canada backlog is holding up medical certification, leading to months-long delays before they can return to the skies.
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