National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans’ views of the economy have improved as inflation has stayed tame and the Trump administration has reached a truce in its trade fig

MONTREAL — After a drawn-out campaign overshadowed by upheaval in Ottawa and threats from the United States, Quebec Liberals will choose a new leader this weekend who they hope will revive the party from years of inertia.

TORONTO — Consumers grappling with a global tariff war have yet to drop Roots Corp. from their shopping trips, the apparel retailer's CEO said Friday, as the company reported a $7.9 million loss.

MONTREAL — The Public Sector Pension Investment Board says it earned a return of 12.6 per cent for its latest financial year ended March 31. The results topped the investment fund's reference portfolio, which showed a one-year return of 11.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his messy public falling-out with President Donald Trump last week, a new survey finds.

VANCOUVER — CN Rail warns flooding could have "catastrophic impacts" on cross-country services in legal action it has filed to force Parks Canada to consider a protective barrier for its main line through Jasper National Park.

VANCOUVER — Alan Goodall has owned the Aura nightclub in Vancouver's entertainment district for 16 years, and says the situation for his business has never been worse.

OTTAWA — The federal government is asking unionized Canada Post employees to vote directly on the latest offers from the postal service — a rare intervention in labour negotiations that one expert said could give the employer the "upper hand" in its

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is considering letting oil companies inject wastewater deep underground as a way to manage the toxic tailings that are accumulating in the oilsands.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board, the airline said. One passenger who was thrown from the plane survived.