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Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries

Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Friday on worries that good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.
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P.E.I. oyster farmers fear without government help, MSX parasite will kill industry

P.E.I. oyster farmers fear without government help, MSX parasite will kill industry

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the province's waters, threatening the world-renowned export.
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Heavy equipment used to bash into a Newfoundland bank for second time in a month

Heavy equipment used to bash into a Newfoundland bank for second time in a month

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in eastern Newfoundland say that for the second time in less than a month thieves have used heavy equipment to smash into a bank and steal an ATM.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada.
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'A lot of resiliency': Canada added 91,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate fell

'A lot of resiliency': Canada added 91,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate fell

OTTAWA — Canada's labour market capped the year with some good news, adding 91,000 jobs in December, shattering economist expectations, though there are still calls for further interest rate cuts amid the threat of U.S. tariffs.
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Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it's up to Trump whether to keep them

Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it's up to Trump whether to keep them

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its grinding war in Ukraine as President-e
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Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon reaches deal with SEC over undisclosed settlement agreements

Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon reaches deal with SEC over undisclosed settlement agreements

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.
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Corus touts Home and Flavour network launches as it reports Q1 profit down

Corus touts Home and Flavour network launches as it reports Q1 profit down

TORONTO — The chief executives of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it's up to Trump whether to keep them

Biden levies new sanctions against Russian energy sector, but it's up to Trump whether to keep them

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine as Pr
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Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks

Trudeau says Trump is trying to distract from cost of tariffs with 51st state remarks

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is trying to distract from how costly his tariffs will be for American consumers by talking about making Canada the 51st state.
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