National Business

Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours.

TORONTO — Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford's goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories the government is adding such as university dorms.

VICTORIA — BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron Lake could generate smoke for the "coming weeks, and potentially the coming months.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Hudson's Bay Hudson’s Bay and B.C.

TORONTO — Like some superhero channelling the power of lightning, Algoma Steel Inc. has started using the heat cast off by the arcs of powerful electric currents to make greener steel.

VICTORIA — B.C.'s minister of energy and climate solutions said Site C won't be the last major energy project in the province after becoming fully operational ahead of schedule. The dam in northern B.C.

TORONTO — Several of Canada's most prominent real estate companies are slamming an attempt from a B.C.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was flat Friday, trading a tick lower despite gains in base metals, while U.S. markets traded higher Friday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 2.59 points at 27,758.68.

Stocks rose on Wall Street, marking their third winning week in the last four. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Friday, leaving the index just shy of the record it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Maritime provinces and Ottawa are spending $9 million to help restore air travel between Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.