National Business

TORONTO — Property services company FirstService Corp. says it has closed three small acquisitions in the U.S. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

LONDON (AP) — False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report We

TORONTO — When Canadian companies turn to hiring this year, candidates will need to show skill in a key area: artificial intelligence.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post sent from the agency's account on the social platform X announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was “unauthorized,” and that the agency's a

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it's closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing another because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,970.98, down 103.93 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down $3.82, or 4.40 per cent, to $83.07 on 19.

Stantec Inc. has snapped up engineering firm Morrison Hershfield, the latest in a string of acquisitions and broader growth that have boosted the company's presence in Canada and across the globe — as well as its stock.

TORONTO — Weakness in financial stocks Tuesday weighed on Canada's main stock index, which lost more than 100 points, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 103.93 points at 20,970.98.

MONTREAL — U.S. investment firm Browning West has requested a special meeting of Gildan Activewear Inc. shareholders to replace a majority of the company's directors and reinstate Glenn Chamandy as chief executive.

The head of Tilray Brands Inc. says he's aiming to make the pot company a top beverage firm, in part by pouring resources into revitalizing a number of alcohol brands his business recently bought from Anheuser-Busch Cos.