U.S.-China trade war hurting Canada’s largest railway, says CN executive

MONTREAL — A slumping global economy and the U.S.-China trade war are hurting freight volumes and revenue, says Canadian National Railway Co.’s chief financial officer. “Our...

North American stock markets dive on prospect of U.S. impeachment proceedings

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell back Tuesday with the prospect that Democrats were finally prepared to take steps towards the impeachment of U.S. President...

BlackBerry stock dives after weak Q2 revenue attributed to legacy software unit

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. shares suffered their worst one-day loss of the year Tuesday after the company’s second-quarter revenue fell short of analyst estimates, blamed on...

Subway calls chicken expose a ‘tragedy of errors;’ CBC wants $210M suit tossed

TORONTO — A lawsuit by the world’s largest fast-food operator over a report on the content of its chicken sandwiches is an attempt to stop the...

GM strike in 2nd week: Some progress but no end in sight

NEW YORK — The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear...

Apple keeps Mac Pro assembly in Texas after tariff relief

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple will continue manufacturing its Mac Pro computers in Texas after the Trump administration approved its request to waive tariffs on certain parts...

Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, global bookings cancelled

LONDON — Longtime British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed after failing to secure rescue funding, and travel bookings for its more than 600,000 global vacationers were...

A New York diocese filed for bankruptcy. Will others follow?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was the first in New York to seek bankruptcy protection under the weight of new sexual misconduct...

Fresh US-China trade worries erase early gains for stocks

Wall Street closed out a volatile week with losses Friday as investors worried that upcoming trade talks aimed at resolving the costly trade war between Washington...

Facebook says it has suspended ‘tens of thousands’ of apps