National Business

OTTAWA — Canadian retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August, helped by higher new car sales, Statistics Canada said Friday.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing inflation as government spending on the military strains the economy’s capacity to produce goods a

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank on Friday raised its key interest rate by two percentage points to a record-high 21% in an effort to combat growing inflation as government spending on the military strains the economy’s capacity to produce goods a

WASHINGTON — If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House.

CALGARY — Natural gas producers in Western Canada have white-knuckled it through months of depressed prices, with the expectation that their fortunes will improve when LNG Canada comes online in the middle of next year.

Yukon's government says the territory recorded a non-consolidated deficit of more than $42 million, an almost $91-million swing from the original forecast of a surplus of $48-million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday.

A California-based produce company was the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s, officials with the restaurant chain said Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse have agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, officials said Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed lower Thursday as mining and telecom stocks weighed, while U.S. stocks were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 22.07 points at 24,551.