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• Retail and grocery magnate W. Galen Weston dead at 80 after 'long illness'

  Canadian retail kingpin and philanthropist W. Galen Weston has died at age 80, George Weston Ltd. announced Tuesday.

• S&P/TSX composite ekes out slight rise, 'appetite for risk' lifts Nasdaq, S&P 500

  An 'unrelenting appetite for risk' by investors offset higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data and news of a major setback for a maker of COVID-19 vaccines, as some U.S. markets outperformed Canada's main stock index.

• Ship that was stuck in Suez Canal now being held there as compensation talks continue

  A ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March has not been given clearance to leave the waterway as discussions continue over a compensation claim made to the vessel's owner Shoei Kisen, an official from the Japanese company said on Tuesday.

• Magna plans to expand manufacturing in North America to focus on EVs

  Canadian auto parts company Magna International Inc. is planning to expand its global manufacturing capacity to North America as it focuses on electric vehicle production.

• Alberta small business grant program receives $350M expansion for COVID-19 response

  Small businesses struggling to survive in Alberta during the pandemic will soon have access to more funding from the provincial government.

• Why doctors, advocates are calling for permanent paid sick days for Canadian workers

  Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.

• China's March exports rise 30.6 per cent as global demand revives

  China's exports rose 30.6 per cent over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what U.S. President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff war talks with Beijing.

• Canada-U.S. trade faces 'critical moment' that demands urgent action, businesses warn

  North American trade is facing a 'critical moment' in the ongoing aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, say Canadian business leaders as they embark on a concerted campaign to fortify ties with the United States.

• Citing disease risk, WHO calls for ban on sale of live animals in food markets

  The WHO on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food markets as an emergency measure, saying wild animals are a leading source of emerging infectious diseases like the coronavirus.

• 300 movie screens to go dark in California after company shuts operations due to COVID-19

  A California cinema chain said Monday that all its theatres will close permanently after a brutal year for business amid the coronavirus pandemic.

• Households expect return to pre-pandemic spending within a year, Bank of Canada says

  Canadian household spending will eclipse earnings in the coming months as vaccinations increase and uncertainty from the pandemic recedes, The Bank of Canada said in a report released Monday.

• Pattie Lovett-Reid: Housing affordability is rapidly becoming a personal and political issue

  Levels of both employment and savings are strong, yet 36 per cent of non-homeowners under the age of 40 have given up on owning a home. And what is worse: 62 per cent of Canadians say that most people will be priced out of the housing market in the next decade, according to the RBC Spring Housing Poll. CTV News' Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid takes a closer look in her column on CTVNews.ca.