National Business

TORONTO — Canadian retail sales surged higher at the end of last year to post their largest monthly increase since May 2022, but Statistics Canada says its early estimate for January pointed to a pullback to start 2025.

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. has named Sid Singh as interim chief executive officer, effective immediately.

MONTREAL — A Quebec labour group is seeking to overturn Amazon's decision to close its warehouses in the province and force the retailer to resume its operations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection of properties on the market. Sales fell 4.

TORONTO — Onex Corp. reported a loss in its fourth quarter compared with a profit a year earlier. The private equity firm, which keeps its books in U.S.

If U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods as he’s repeatedly threated to do, experts say Canada has a strong case to challenge it under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships potentially conducting a live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea, officials said Friday.

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. Both parties agreed to end their national television deal early, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau is doubling down on its claims that Rogers' unlimited data promise is misleading.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.