National Business

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week as the labor market remains sturdy ahead of an expected purge of federal government employees.

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. has named veteran executive Manon Brouillette as its new executive chair of its board of directors, effective April 1.

Japan’s Seven & i, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, said Thursday it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday the province will stop purchasing American booze and work to stop buying other U.S. goods. His comments come one day after U.S.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced restrictions Wednesday on booze, gambling machines and government purchasing to fight back against sweeping U.S. tariffs. She said there won’t be any change to oil and gas shipped south.

VICTORIA — British Columbia is making contingency plans to reduce its reliance on electricity from the United States after the start of the continental trade war.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it has been informed of an "unauthorized discharge of cyanide-impacted water" at the site of last summer's mine disaster north of Mayo.

WINNIPEG — Politicians accused each other of failing to stand up against U.S. tariffs Wednesday as the Manitoba legislature reconvened after a winter break.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, as worries persist that the newly launched trade war could crush domestic manufacturing.

There's a mix of relief and continued frustration within the auto sector as U.S. President Donald Trump granted a one-month tariff exemption for vehicles traded under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.