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TORONTO — Strength in technology, base metals and telecom stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index Thursday, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 135.40 points at 25,698.51.

OTTAWA — Some of Canada's aid sector is rallying around a call for Ottawa to prioritize education initiatives abroad as a way of bolstering security at home, as the U.S.

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc.'s share price was under pressure Thursday after the insurance giant reported a big earnings miss driven by various factors including claims headwinds in its U.S. division.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to boost Arctic security through a "massive" cut to Canada's foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are accusing him of borrowing policy from U.S.

OTTAWA — Two Nova Scotia men are asking the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reasonable justification" for hitting the pause button.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.'s CEO says consumers have started to ease up on the frugality they adopted to cope with the economic slowdown, but that progress has likely been "substantially erased" by tariff threats.

TORONTO — A group of major U.S. media companies and the owner of the Toronto Star are suing artificial intelligence firm Cohere over copyright infringement.

OTTAWA — Rival Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland issued duelling policy pledges on Thursday, with one candidate vowing to speeding up home building and the other promising to bring doctors back to Canada.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it has sold its digital rentals business to a subsidiary of CosmoBlue Media for "nominal proceeds.