National Business

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands in April rose 3.3 per cent from the previous year, but total sales were still well below the 10-year average for the month.

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MONTREAL — The union representing 1,300 workers at Airbus Canada says they have ratified a new five-year contract.

A signature carbon capture and storage project in Saskatchewan continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably t

As Gildan Activewear Inc. executives continued to argue with its top shareholders over who should lead the company, which is open to a sale, the business reported its earnings fell almost 20 per cent in its first quarter.

Employees at Canada's two biggest railways have authorized a strike that could see thousands of workers walk off the job in three weeks if they are unable to reach new deals on contract demands. About 6,000 employees at Canadian National Railway Co.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's hotel association says a new central booking portal will help speed up the process of finding places to stay for emergency evacuees.

WINNIPEG — Great-West Lifeco Inc. says it earned $960 million in the first quarter, up from $595 million a year earlier.

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says it posted a net loss of $5 million in its first quarter as its financial results took a hit due to an unplanned shutdown at its Burnaby refinery.