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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income ticked higher in the first quarter as debt grew faster than income. The agency says the ratio of household credit market debt to disposable income rose to 173.

TORONTO — A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador is owed millions of dollars in fees from green energy companies, underlining growing doubts about whether promises of major projects and multi-billion dollar investments will pan out.

As Canada's telecommunications regulator explores potential new rules to help consumers shop for home internet plans, some providers say a proposed "nutrition label" would be overly costly and redundant.

A group of Reitmans Ltd. shareholders have released their second letter in two months urging the apparel retailer to address its stagnating value, saying they want to replace two board directors and end the company's dual-class share structure.

Tariff tensions don't appear to be weighing on Dollarama Inc. sales yet, but executives at the discount goods retailer are bracing for that to potentially change because consumers are "fragile.

Google has offered buyouts to staff in several divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting, according to a company statement and reports from several news outlets.

OTTAWA — The union representing 55,000 postal employees says Canada Post is refusing to meet it "halfway" on arbitration, with talks stalled and the two sides still far apart.

OTTAWA — The estimated cost of Canada’s incoming fleet of advanced stealth fighters exploded by nearly 50 per cent in just a few years, auditor general Karen Hogan said Tuesday.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's liquor board says it will start buying and distributing American booze to retailers, months after Premier Scott Moe announced it would stop doing so.