National Business

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.0 per cent (5.0) Employment rate: 62.4 per cent (62.5) Participation rate: 65.7 per cent (65.

CALGARY — Whether they're rattling around in your car's cup holder or have vanished permanently into the couch cushions, coins are easy to take for granted.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with corruption and money laundering, making him Malaysia's second ex-leader to be indicted after leaving office.

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-executive was acquitted.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,086.72, down 259.81): Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TECK.B). Materials. Down $1.72, or 3.18 per cent, to $52.35 on 18.7 million shares.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of more than 80 Russian missiles and a smaller number of exploding drones hit residential buildings and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Thursday, killing six people and leaving hundreds of thousands without he

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than one per cent Thursday with weakness in financials, industrials and telecom helping bring the market down. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 259.81 points at 20,086.72.

MONTREAL — The head of Transat AT Inc. says travel demand is poised to reach heights comparable with 2019, even as higher airfares and the threat of recession risk dampening customers' enthusiasm.

MONTREAL — The head of WSP Global Inc. says it aims to keep growing apace following the latest spate of acquisitions, as he looks to vault it into the same competitive arena as the world's largest professional services firms.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank broadly on Wall Street, worsening their losses for the week, as markets remain anxious about the prospect of more aggressive action by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation with higher interest rates.