National Business

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S.

TORONTO — A broad-based rally led by technology lifted Canada's main stock index to a record high and cushioned the blow to the energy and materials sectors from possible progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine.

CALGARY — Canada's oil and gas industry remains in the dark about exactly how much it will be required to reduce its emissions in the coming decade, though a sweeping new plan unveiled by Ottawa on Tuesday suggests the goalposts will be ambitious.

TORONTO — Kinross Gold Corp. says it is in negotiations to sell all of its Russian assets, nearly a month after announcing the suspension of a development in Far East Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine.

A number of Canadian companies have suspended or moved to withdrawal from Russia following its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Here is a partial list of those firms: Alberta Investment Management Corp .

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith's violent slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards appeared to have a negligible impact on the show's television audience. But the world of social media is a much different story. ABC said there were some 22.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,087.22, up 109.39 points.) TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 62 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $72.63 on 14.7 million shares.

VANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. capped an exceptional year in which it surpassed US$6 billion in revenues for the first time, with net profits growing nearly 32 per cent in the fourth quarter.

TORONTO — Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious vision to create an immersive digital realm will be aided by thousands of Canadian hires and a new engineering hub in the country.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government is forecasting a $506.2-million deficit in its first budget as it focuses on an election campaign pledge to spend heavily on the province's ailing health system. The $13.