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S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets also down

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Thursday after giving back gains from earlier in the day, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 8.97 points at 25,060.24.
Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Municipal law expert recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner

Lawyer Reece Harding: “These offices can only be successful if given as much independence as can possibly be created.”
Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Update: B.C. trucking companies that claimed financial ruin terminate drivers, hire new ones

Gulzer Transport Inc. and Jet Speed Transport Inc.'s history of non-compliance left them with non-company tags to access the port of Vancouver
Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call a federal election on Sunday

Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call a federal election on Sunday

While sources would not confirm the date of the vote, federal campaigns must run at least 37 days.
B.C. lawyer suspended after RCMP raised money laundering concerns

B.C. lawyer suspended after RCMP raised money laundering concerns

Gregory Dureault has agreed to a three-month suspension with the Law Society of B.C. after numerous trust account violations were discovered stemming from an RCMP-FBI investigation
Kirk LaPointe: Our democratic leaders are suddenly too eager to test our democratic limits

Kirk LaPointe: Our democratic leaders are suddenly too eager to test our democratic limits

Democracy is being sidelined for convenience
Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

Ex-PM Stephen Harper says he's perplexed, heartbroken by Canada-India tensions

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who
B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation

B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation

British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to explain why its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members can support the legislation.
Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower

Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower following another reminder that big, unsettling policy changes are underway because of President Donald Trump, along with more signals suggesting the U.S. economy remains solid for now.
Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty

Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty

OTTAWA — The head of the Bank of Canada has signalled a shift in how the central bank sets its benchmark interest rate at a time when tariff uncertainty with the United States has made long-term forecasting much more difficult.
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