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OTTAWA — Canadian companies and diplomats are working with their European colleagues to find ways to diversify trade as the U.S. threatens to impose steep tariffs.

MONTREAL — WSP Global Inc. says its earnings attributable to shareholders were $166.9 million in the fourth quarter, up from $130.6 million during the same quarter last year.

Wall Street once again fixated on an earnings report from Nvidia , the main player in the artificial intelligence mania.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said again Wednesday he plans to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties — but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff plans could change through negotiations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nvidia on Wednesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized Blackwell chips which power artificial intelligence systems continued to grow. For the three months that ended Jan.

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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose more than 100 points Wednesday, boosted by strength in the technology and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets muddled to a mixed close.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish after climbing in the morning but then running out of momentum. The S&P 500 finished the day an iota higher, less than 0.

A coroner's inquest into a 2019 Ottawa bus crash that killed three people will be held this spring. The coroner's office says the inquest into the deaths of Judy Booth, Bruce Thomlinson and Anthonia Van Beek will begin on April 2.

EDMONTON — Electricity producer Capital Power Corp. says its recently retooled Genesee Generating Station positions the company well to seize data centre opportunities in Alberta.