National Business

OTTAWA – Statistics Canada said Tuesday the economy grew 4.6 per cent last year, compared with a decline of 5.2 per cent in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth in the fourth quarter came in at an annualized rate of 6.7 per cent. Statistics Canada said the […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Books about war, poverty and the rule of law are among the finalists for Lukas Prizes given for work that combines literary excellence, deep research and social consciousness. The nominees were announced Thursday for three categories: The $10,000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the $10,000 Mark […]

OTTAWA – A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an “Adopt-a-Trucker” page on the online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was raised on the page to support anti-vaccine mandate protesters in Ottawa and throughout Canada, according […]

OTTAWA – Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime are “the new big players” and should contribute more to Canadian culture. In a debate Wednesday in the House of Commons about a bill to regulate online streaming, Rodriguez said updating the broadcasting law […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD. “TV is leading entertainment in telling LGBTQ stories,” Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in the “Where We […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” is set to go up for auction in Poland next month, the DESA Unicum auction house said Thursday. The Flemish master’s oil-on- canvas portrait of a dark-haired woman in a rich black velvet dress has an […]

TORONTO – Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. expects to raise prices this year as it faces rising input and staffing costs. Jose Cil, CEO of the company that also includes Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, said RBI has “not been immune” to the worker […]

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. markets are falling after a report showed inflation in the U.S. is running hotter than previously thought. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial dropped 0.6%, while futures for the S&P 500 declined by 1.2%. Nasdaq futures dropped more sharply, down 1.9%. Labor Department data showed […]

TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog is predicting smaller budget deficits over the next few years compared to those in the government’s latest economic update because of stronger revenue growth. A new report from the Financial Accountability Office says it expects the provincial deficit will decline to $2.8 billion by the […]

HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (AP) – Fire destroyed a bowling alley in a small town in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, a longtime community hub for people who enjoy the sport. “It’s something that was vital to our community and we are going to miss it, you know, until it’s back,” said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Last month, U.S. employers might have shed jobs for the first time in about a year, potentially raising alarms about the economy’s trajectory. Yet even if the January employment report coming Friday were to show a deep loss of jobs, there would be little mystery about the […]

LONDON (AP) – Sci-fi epic blockbuster “Dune” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power Of The Dog” lead the nominations for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lady Gaga among those up for leading actor awards. “Dune,” starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, received eleven […]