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MONTREAL — Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a 2022 lower court ruling that found Canadian Pacific Railway did not have legal liability for the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster that killed 47 people.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it's moving away from the social media platform X. In a farewell post Wednesday to its more than 45,000 subscribers, the top court said it will focus its communication efforts on other platforms.

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.