National Business

OTTAWA — A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.

OTTAWA — About two-thirds of people with disabilities encountered barriers on federally regulated planes and trains in 2019 and 2020, highlighting a lack of consultation and enforcement by agencies involved, the federal auditor general says in a new

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is launching a critical minerals strategy with the hope of growing the industry. It aims to double the number of critical minerals produced in Saskatchewan by 2030.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden.

LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people.

CALGARY — The Canada Infrastructure Bank is making its first investment in low-carbon fuels, committing $277 million to a biofuels facility under construction in Varennes, Que.

TORONTO — Strength in the financial and utility sectors helped Canada's main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed to start the trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 27.

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. says it is considering spinning out its TM Group business in addition to a possible sale after agreeing with the United Kingdom's competition regulator last year that it would dispose of the business.

NEW YORK (AP) — Socks are rising on Wall Street Monday as battered banks show more strength, at least for now. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 250 points, or 0.