National Business

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s top decision makers signalled they likely would have puased the interest rate easing cycle earlier this month if not for the substantial uncertainty around tariffs from the United States.

MONTREAL — WestJet has launched an on-board Wi-Fi service powered by Starlink, the satellite internet technology made by Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, sparking a limited backlash from Canadians.

TORONTO — A newly released report suggests new apartments across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a way to help boost uptake.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce tariffs on auto imports , a move that the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply cha

WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Oval Office.

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay asked an Ontario court Wednesday to approve a restructuring agreement that will give it a short timeline to save the six stores it has so far spared from liquidation.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is introducing a new framework for First Nations consultations on mining claims. It says the changes to B.C.'s mineral tenure system are required to align with a 2023 B.C.

TORONTO — Canadian small businesses are losing confidence in the U.S. as a reliable trading partner, and are shifting to suppliers in domestic and other international markets in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

WASHINGTON — Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.

Economic uncertainty stirred up by whipsaw U.S. tariff threats prompted BRP Inc.