National Business

BERLIN (AP) — The German economy, Europe's biggest, shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to preliminary official figures released Wednesday weeks before an election in which the economy is the top issue.

BERLIN (AP) — The German economy, Europe's biggest, shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to preliminary official figures released Wednesday weeks before an election in which the economy is the top issue.

CBC News is planning to boost coverage in nearly two dozen underserved communities across Canada by hiring up to 30 permanent journalists.

Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early.

MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving.

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A former Newfoundland and Labrador premier says he was alarmed by comments from Quebec's hydro utility suggesting Canada's easternmost province has one again signed an unfavourable energy deal.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick .

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick .

The Canadian government has approved Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion acquisition of Viterra Ltd. in a decision that includes terms and conditions meant to allay concerns about competition.