National Business

The federal government moved this week to bolster accountability at airports, introducing new legislation that would compel them and other operators to cough up more information on their performance.

TORONTO — An apparent rift among the organizations representing chartered professional accountants in Canada became public when two provincial groups said they are severing ties with their national counterpart.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,754.14, down 180.07): Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. (TSX:CM). Finance. Down $1.22, or 2.09 per cent, to $57.14 on 12.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down 180 points Tuesday, led by declines in the energy and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets also moved lower.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower in Wall Street’s first trading after a five-week rally carried it to its highest level since the spring of last year. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Tuesday. The Dow lost 245 points, or 0.

An industry association representing 2,500 Canadian manufacturers is criticizing the federal government for moving too slowly as investment flows south in response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.

TORONTO — Unifor says Metro grocery workers in the Greater Toronto Area voted 100 per cent in favour of striking ahead of their first contract negotiations since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

TORONTO — New data suggests a significant shift in credit usage among businesses in the first quarter of 2023, Equifax Canada said.

Noah Meyer-Delouya, 25, only bought trip cancellation insurance once — and it paid off. The Toronto-based accountant did it because he, his mom and his brother bought cheap tickets to Los Angeles this past January. They figured $67.

VANCOUVER — Telus has signed a partnership with an Australian electric vehicle charging company, announcing plans to install up to 5,000 EV charging stations across Canada.