National Business

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 6.3 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.7 per cent (6.7) — Prince Edward Island: 7.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Cargojet Inc. says it has extended its master services agreement with Canada Post Corp. and Purolator Inc. until Sept. 30, 2029.

MONTREAL — Goodfood Market Corp. reported a first-quarter loss of $11.7 million compared with a loss of $21.6 million in the same quarter a year earlier as its revenue fell, but margins improved.

If new clothes ordered digitally don't fit, Rebecca Thomas will either return them to a store or toss them in a donation box. "I'm just putting brand new items with tags still on in a giveaway pile," said Thomas, a Dartmouth, N.S.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union pushed forward on Tuesday with a major clean tech industrial plan which not only should keep the continent in the vanguard of plotting a greener future but also guarantee its economic survival as it faces challenges

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint a regional official as the new defense minister following the resignation of the much-criticized Christine Lambrecht , the dpa news agency reported Tuesday.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump, but activity is reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at hom

YELLOWKNIFE — Mining companies with projects in the North say more federal support is needed following the release of Canada's new critical minerals strategy, while some environmental advocates are wary of the potential impacts.

TORONTO — The Ontario Public Service Employees' Union has filed a lawsuit against three former executives, alleging financial improprieties.

VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it expects copper and gold production for 2022 to be down from 2021, at 4.9 per cent and 8.3 per cent respectively, while it expects nickel production to be 29.4 per cent higher.