National Business

CALGARY — Cannabis retailer High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy two stores in Alberta for $2.2 million in shares. The company says it will acquire the company operating as Boreal Cannabis Company, which has a store in Slave Lake, Alta.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Chartwell Retirement Residences says it is selling some long-term care homes and assets while also buying others.

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — BlackBerry Ltd. ended the year in the black despite lower revenues as it swung to a US$144-million profit in the fourth quarter. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S.

CALGARY — Canadian automakers say the dollar value of an existing federal incentive for consumers who purchase electric vehicles will need to triple in order for the Liberal government to be successful with its ambitious new EV sales mandates.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,890.16, down 185.80 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 57 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $40.70 on 6.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower due to pessimism about the war in Ukraine and a drop in crude oil prices but Thursday's movement belied its strong performance in the first quarter, with March being the best month since October.

VANCOUVER — A new government office dedicated to hydrogen projects and proposals could help British Columbia reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bolster the economy, the premier says.

CALGARY — De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited says it is reviving a water bomber aircraft manufacturing program that will bring 500 jobs to Calgary, Alta.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge on Thursday denied a motion to suspend the province's ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove irreparable harm.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers moved to the brink Thursday of shaking hands on a bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19, a deal that could set up final congressional approval next week.