National Business

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new standards designed to grow the use of electric vehicles.

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada is expanding the role of chief legal officer Maria Douvas following the departure of the bank's chief administrative and strategy officer.

A U.S. investor who is seeking to replace a majority of the directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. says the current board cannot be trusted to oversee a sale process for the company.

WINNIPEG — Boyd Group Services Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of US$19.1 million, up from US$14.2 million a year earlier, as its sales rose 16 per cent. The autobody repair company, which keeps its books in U.S.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Protesting fishers are blocking Newfoundland and Labrador government officials from entering the legislature this morning ahead of the scheduled presentation of the provincial budget.

TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker capsized off an island in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, authorities said, killing seven people on board. One crew member survived, and the fate of three others was unknown.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Gannett and McClatchy news chains, publishers of more than 230 outlets including USA Today and the Miami Herald, have said they will stop using journalism from The Associated Press amid continued financial pressures for the news i

Gildan Activewear Inc. is entertaining offers to buy the business after seeing interest from at least one potential buyer.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state legislature.

FREDERICTON — The final New Brunswick budget before this year's provincial election includes a $41-million surplus but no big-ticket items to entice voters to the polls. Tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Ernie Steeves, the $13.