National Business

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is proposing to weaken an impending slate of new recycling rules because producers of the materials said the system is getting too expensive.

TORONTO — It's been a year now since a new law took effect that requires companies to back up their environmental claims, but there's still a lot of unknowns about how the anti-greenwashing rules will play out.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will get a fresh look at national inflation figures this week — a picture that's been particularly murky as of late amid tax changes and trade wars.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: HBC Hudson's Bay is expected to be back in court Monday, when it will ask a judge to approve a $6-million deal to transfer three of its leases to B.C.

VERMILION — A pilot and passenger have died in a plane crash near an airport in central Alberta. RCMP say they were dispatched to the crash shortly after noon on Saturday, and the plane was located approximately 1.

PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) — A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year , killing U.K.

TORONTO — A Lithuanian cybersecurity news outlet says it uncovered a leak of 16 billion passwords that may grant access to Apple, Google, Facebook accounts and more.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will be sent to local governments, people who became addicted to the drug and other impacted groups after a judge's ruling Friday.

TORONTO — In the year since the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre, the cost of a new site at Ontario Place has escalated, its opening date has been pushed back, there is no sign of a temporary location – and the old building's roof that wa

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost steam through the trading day on Friday to close lower, while U.S. stock markets were mixed as the dizzying swings seen in recent months seemed to give way to a more relaxed tempo — at least for now.