National Business

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas drillers that import vast amounts of sand from the United States are getting relief from counter-tariffs that could have added heavy costs to industry.

Candy Ingram was hooked on garage sales from the first time her parents dragged her along to one.

QUÉBEC — New provincial statistics show Quebec's international merchandise exports rose in May, following two consecutive monthly declines. The figures released by Institut de la statistique du Québec show exports rose 1.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback , despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy . Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.

A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump , including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president's top priorities despite

Canada's convenience store giant backed away from a blockbuster bid set to dramatically expanded its convenience store empire, when it pulled its proposal to buy the parent company of rival 7-Eleven on Wednesday.

Almost one year after it began its pursuit of 7-Eleven's parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing from negotiations due to an alleged lack of engagement from its acquisition target. The Laval, Que.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up nearly 100 points to finish trading on Wednesday, helped by gains in the tech sector, while U.S. markets also rose following a broad reversal. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 98.83 points at 27,152.