National Business

TORONTO — Strength in technology, base metals and telecom stocks helped lift Canada's main stock index Thursday, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 135.40 points at 25,698.51.

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc.'s share price was under pressure Thursday after the insurance giant reported a big earnings miss driven by various factors including claims headwinds in its U.S. division.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island government has ordered an investigation into the land holdings of two Buddhist organizations in the province.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record after more companies reported fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 rose 1% Thursday. It got within less than 0.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia woman who was awarded damages after her ex-boyfriend posted an explicit picture of her alongside a fake online ad for sex work initially went to police to report what she said was a pattern of harassment.

TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progressive Conservatives Feb.

TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.'s CEO says consumers have started to ease up on the frugality they adopted to cope with the economic slowdown, but that progress has likely been "substantially erased" by tariff threats.

TORONTO — A group of major U.S. media companies and the owner of the Toronto Star are suing artificial intelligence firm Cohere over copyright infringement.

OTTAWA — Rival Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland issued duelling policy pledges on Thursday, with one candidate vowing to speeding up home building and the other promising to bring doctors back to Canada.

CALGARY — Alberta's energy watchdog has chosen a former oil and gas company CEO as its new boss. Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd.