National Business

The May long weekend marks the unofficial start of cottage season for many Canadians, but a new report says some looking to buy a vacation home of their own are holding back until economic tensions settle.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations on Monday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well as an unprecedented showing by populist party Chega (E

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations on Monday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well as a strong showing by populist party Chega (Enough) t

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S. President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who had blocked the measure two days earlier allowed it to move forward, citing wha

NEWARK, N.J.

EDSON — Canadian National Railway says it's investigating after two trains appear to have "sideswiped" each other in northern Alberta.

MONTREAL — Each morning, travellers and cargo take off from Montreal’s Trudeau airport for a 1,600-kilometre flight to Puvirnituq in northern Quebec aboard a nearly 50-year-old Air Inuit plane.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will put out its latest reading for inflation on Tuesday when it publishes its consumer price index for April.

OTTAWA — Canadian motorists were paying less at the pump in April after the Liberals nixed the consumer carbon price — a move economists expect will help keep inflation around the Bank of Canada's two per cent target as tariff woes percolate.