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Exchange-traded funds have become wildly popular among investors, particularly young people who use do-it-yourself investing platforms that can auto-invest client money in ETFs.

BC United leader should throw in the towel for the good of the province's right-of-centre coalition

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors.

Housing minister says his staff is reviewing the policy.

VANCOUVER — Inequalities are baked into British Columbia's justice, health and child-welfare systems and rights issues in the province abound in schools, hospitals and workplaces, says the province's human rights commissioner.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Wednesday amid broad-based strength on Bay St., while U.S. stock markets coasted after the latest report on inflation. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 141.83 points at 22,760.01.

WASHINGTON — Canada's international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Minister Mary Ng said the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September.

TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says it earned a net return of 1.0 per cent in its first quarter, helped by its investments in public equities and across private asset classes.