National Business

CALGARY — Canada's largest natural gas producer is partnering with a California-based clean energy company to build and operate a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling stations to help heavy-haul trucks get off diesel.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,684.68, up 42.71): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Financials. Up $1.27, or 1.55 per cent, to $83.28 on 12.1 million shares.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed Tuesday almost exactly where it began after a mixed set of profit reports led to a quiet, meandering day of trading. The S&P 500 edged up by 3.55 points, or 0.1%, to 4,154.

MONTREAL — The union representing WestJet pilots voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate Tuesday, casting clouds of uncertainty over Canadians' travel plans.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is expected to keep interest rates elevated for some time even as the country's annual inflation rate falls rapidly

TORONTO — Canada's bank regulator said it is preparing for strain in the housing market to potentially last throughout the year as it flags the sector as a growing concern.

TORONTO — Food inflation continued to outpace headline inflation in March, but experts say another year-over-year dip is an encouraging sign as consumers hope for relief at the grocery store. The price of groceries rose 9.

MOSCOW — A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a crackdown the Kremlin has intensified on dissent and press freedom since invading Ukraine.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has begun building a state-of-the-art electronic barrier at its land border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to monitor and counteract any illegal activity, the Polish interior minister said Tuesday.

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold Tuesday at an auction in Switzerland for 4.8 million francs ($5.