National Business

Rapidly rising food prices in Canada are shaping grocery shopping habits and buying patterns as consumers increasingly seek out deals and favour discount retailers, the head of Metro Inc. said Thursday.

TORONTO — Uber is dropping its mask mandate for customers and drivers in most of Canada, but says they are still recommended.

EDMONTON — Alberta Investment Management Corp. says it earned a 14.7 per cent return last year to post its strongest year ever. The result easily beat the investment manager's benchmark of 8.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks th

MONTREAL — TC Transcontinental says it will appeal a Quebec Superior Court's ruling that dismissed its motion to quash a Mirabel bylaw it says threatens the distribution of its retail flyers.

Canadians stranded in sun destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America due to a data security breach affecting Sunwing Airlines Inc. say the situation on the ground is still one of chaos and confusion.

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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,998.38, down 20.44 points.) Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH). Energy. Up 25 cents, or 10.4 per cent, to $2.65 on 11.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Extreme weakness at Netflix infected the technology sector and pushed Canada's main stock index slightly lower midweek while the loonie rose on hot inflation data. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 20.44 points to 21,998.38.

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent last month, the fastest annual increase in more than three decades as Russia's attack on Ukraine pushed up oil prices and a pandemic-related supply chain crunch dragged on.