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Air Canada posts Q4 profit, offering new optimism after tough year for airline

Air Canada posts Q4 profit, offering new optimism after tough year for airline

MONTREAL — Air Canada's comeback from pandemic shutdowns appears to be gaining momentum after the airline posted a profit in its latest quarter, offering hope the industry has turned a corner even as the country's largest airline posted a $1.
Indigo creates temporary website for browsing after cyberattack

Indigo creates temporary website for browsing after cyberattack

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. has created a temporary website for its customers to browse for books and gifts after a cyberattack halted the company's online operations last week.
High gas prices may have curbed downward inflation trend in January: economists

High gas prices may have curbed downward inflation trend in January: economists

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate has been slowing since the summer, but economists are predicting that higher fuel prices in January may have hindered that trend.
Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after searches

Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion after searches

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Finance Ministry accused the BBC of tax evasion on Friday, saying that it had not fully declared its income and profits from its operations in the country.
TransAlta to buy interest in Alta. pumped hydro energy storage development for $8M

TransAlta to buy interest in Alta. pumped hydro energy storage development for $8M

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. says it will acquire a 50 per cent interest in an early-stage pumped hydro energy storage development project in southwest Alberta.
Telecoms extend deadline to close Rogers-Shaw deal to March 31

Telecoms extend deadline to close Rogers-Shaw deal to March 31

The companies involved in Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion deal to buy telecommunications rival Shaw Communications Inc. have extended their deadline to complete the transaction. Rogers, Shaw, the Shaw Family Living Trust and Quebecor Inc.
Rogers-Shaw $26-billion proposed deal: a timeline of key events

Rogers-Shaw $26-billion proposed deal: a timeline of key events

Here's a look at some key moments leading up to this point: March 15, 2021: Rogers announces an agreement to buy Shaw in a deal valued at $26 billion. Rogers says it will purchase all outstanding Class A and B shares of Shaw for $40.
'No cuts coming': Shopify president says company has no plans for another layoff

'No cuts coming': Shopify president says company has no plans for another layoff

TORONTO — As a growing number of tech companies carry out successive rounds of layoffs, Shopify Inc.'s president says there are no more cuts in the works for the Ottawa-based e-commerce company.
Group: Tesla workers fired after union push at NY plant

Group: Tesla workers fired after union push at NY plant

Several employees at a Tesla factory in New York have been fired a day after launching union organizing efforts, according to Tesla Workers United, but the company says they're not related.
Federal ministers send Nunavut diamond mine proposal to environmental review

Federal ministers send Nunavut diamond mine proposal to environmental review

Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc.