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Chocolate prices remain elevated this Easter due to cocoa price spikes

Chocolate prices remain elevated this Easter due to cocoa price spikes

This Easter, soaring cocoa prices will continue to have an effect on the price of chocolate, experts say — and consumers will likely be looking for deals to fill their baskets.
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Alberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your lane

Alberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your lane

EDMONTON — Alberta's transportation minister is calling on the province's two major cities to remove bike lanes from key roadways, prompting critics to say the government is overstepping and making an issue out of nothing.
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A cross-country look at where some of Hudson's Bay artifacts are held

A cross-country look at where some of Hudson's Bay artifacts are held

Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company, is seeking court permission to auction off its artifacts, art and even the royal charter that gave the business the power to dominate the 17th century fur trade.
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Yukon's melting snow brings risk to site of last year's mine disaster

Yukon's melting snow brings risk to site of last year's mine disaster

WHITEHORSE — Crews in Yukon are working to prepare for an influx of extra water as snow melts at the site of last year's disaster at the Eagle Gold mine.
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China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they're raising prices due to tariffs

China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they're raising prices due to tariffs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S.
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Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire
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'Economic opportunity': Ontario tables bill that will speed up mine development

'Economic opportunity': Ontario tables bill that will speed up mine development

TORONTO — Ontario tabled legislation Thursday that it says will speed up the development of mines by designating some as "special economic zones," though Premier Doug Ford said that could also be used on other projects.
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WestJet halts bid to hire temporary foreign workers as pilots

WestJet halts bid to hire temporary foreign workers as pilots

MONTREAL — WestJet has walked back its bid to put temporary foreign workers in the cockpit.
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S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. stock markets mixed ahead of long weekend

S&P/TSX composite rises, U.S. stock markets mixed ahead of long weekend

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted modest gains Thursday ahead of the Easter long weekend, led by strength in energy stocks as the price of oil rose, while U.S. markets were mixed.
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UnitedHealth's worst day in decades keeps Wall Street in check even as most US stocks rise

UnitedHealth's worst day in decades keeps Wall Street in check even as most US stocks rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose, but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter of a century kept Wall Street in check. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% Thursday even as three-quarters of the stocks within the index climbed.
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