National Business

If new clothes ordered digitally don't fit, Rebecca Thomas will either return them to a store or toss them in a donation box. "I'm just putting brand new items with tags still on in a giveaway pile," said Thomas, a Dartmouth, N.S.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union pushed forward on Tuesday with a major clean tech industrial plan which not only should keep the continent in the vanguard of plotting a greener future but also guarantee its economic survival as it faces challenges

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will appoint a regional official as the new defense minister following the resignation of the much-criticized Christine Lambrecht , the dpa news agency reported Tuesday.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump, but activity is reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at hom

YELLOWKNIFE — Mining companies with projects in the North say more federal support is needed following the release of Canada's new critical minerals strategy, while some environmental advocates are wary of the potential impacts.

TORONTO — The Ontario Public Service Employees' Union has filed a lawsuit against three former executives, alleging financial improprieties.

VANCOUVER — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it expects copper and gold production for 2022 to be down from 2021, at 4.9 per cent and 8.3 per cent respectively, while it expects nickel production to be 29.4 per cent higher.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,390.33, up 30.23): Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS). Financials. Up 39 cents, or 0.56 per cent, to $69.58 on 10.2 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index saw a small uptick Monday as broad-based gains helped keep it in the green on a slow trading day. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 30.23 points at 20,390.33. With U.S.

OTTAWA — With high inflation and rising interest rates taking a bite out of paycheques, the Bank of Canada says businesses expect sales to slow as consumers pull back on spending.