Business

Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.

OTTAWA — Employer groups say Ottawa's proposed labour law changes are encouraging but some want the Liberal government to go even further to ensure industrial peace.

OTTAWA — Vietnam's most powerful politician is in Ottawa for a state visit Thursday aimed at deepening trade and diplomatic ties as middle powers confront American and Chinese coercion.

OTTAWA — Canadians overwhelmingly support Canada becoming an associate member of the European Union, a new poll suggests — even though the details of that arrangement haven't been finalized.

BANFF — The serene alpine setting will stand in stark contrast to the theme of this year's Global Business Forum conference: "thriving in chaos."

OTTAWA — The federal government will not reverse a decision to close several agricultural research facilities across the country, a move the opposition Conservatives are calling a threat to Canada's food security.

OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she's not considering changes to regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches, while tobacco control groups say the government needs to do more to tamp out the illicit market.

NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.”

NEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump says his country will continue buying Canadian potash after all.