National Business

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (0.8) — Prince Edward Island: 2.0 per cent (1.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — McDonald's Canada is trying its hand at a vegetable-based burger — again. The fast-food chain announced Tuesday that it will test its new McVeggie at some restaurants in Langley, Richmond and Surrey, B.C.

Average Canadian farmland values continued their more than 30-year streak of increases last year, but Farm Credit Canada says the rate of growth is slowing and trade disruptions could further dent them.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay spent Monday in court asking for permission to begin a liquidation of all of its stores as early as Tuesday, even as it holds out hope that it will find a lifeline.

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history.

REGINA — As Saskatchewan’s politicians return to the legislature this week, the Opposition NDP says it will push Premier Scott Moe to get tougher on U.S. President Donald Trump.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay was in court Monday, seeking approval to begin a full liquidation even as it fights to stay alive.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia government bill that would open the door to fracking for fossil fuels and exploring for uranium is dangerous and should be scrapped, environmental advocates and physicians told a legislature committee on Monday.

CALGARY — A shareholder in Parkland Corp. is demanding a board shakeup as the Calgary-based fuel refiner and retailer looks into putting itself up for sale. Engine Capital LP, the New York activist hedge fund that owns 2.