National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished slightly higher Friday, helped by strength in the real estate sector, while U.S. markets were closed for the Fourth of July. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 1.90 points at 27,036.16.

As the number of in-office days is set to increase for many of Canada’s hybrid workers, return-to-office mandates are setting the stage for tension between employees and employers.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Stampede The oilpatch is donning cowboy hats and boots this week for the Calgary Stampede.

REGINA — It's the ninth year in a row Quinton Jacksteit's farm has experienced drought.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court says concerns raised by Squamish, B.C., residents in a legal challenge to a townhouse development project are "overblown," paving the way for high-density housing in one of the country's fastest-growing communities.

SASKATOON — Two people have been injured after a crane collapsed in Saskatoon. Saskatoon police Staff Sgt. Joe Tataryn says officers were dispatched to a construction site on Webster Street in the city's northeast on Saturday morning.

COCHRANE — The federal natural resources minister has announced $21.5 million in funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions.

A northern Ontario First Nation has completed a four-day demonstration that slowed down traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway, as it protests fast-tracked federal and provincial legislation designed to speed up mining and development.

Plane-leasing companies that seized four aircraft from Flair Airlines in 2023 are seeking damages from the budget carrier, alleging it failed to make rent payments by the deadline and ignored repeated default notices.

EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining.