National Business

MONTREAL — CGI Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell more than 20 per cent compared with a year ago as it was hit by a restructuring charge. The business and technology consulting firm says it earned $251.

TORONTO — Aimia Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year ago. The company says it lost $10.8 million or 15 cents per share for its third quarter which ended Sept. 30. That's compared with a profit of $16.

SAN DIEGO — California voters rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy.

Shares were mostly higher Wednesday in Asia after a worldwide rally spurred by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine will help the global economy return to normal.

The auto industry has hit its trough from the COVID-19 pandemic, Linamar chief executive Linda Hasenfratz said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,615.37, up 139.51 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up $1.82, or 4.81 per cent, to $39.65 on 17.6 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index enjoyed another triple-digit climb Tuesday on continued hope that a COVID-19 vaccine will lead to a global economic recovery. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 139.51 points to 16,615.

HALIFAX — The Mi’kmaq chief behind a blockbuster deal to buy Atlantic Canada’s largest seafood firm says it will create wealth for generations, though critics warn it could also reignite tensions with the non-Indigenous lobster fishery.

CAE Inc. says its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be closely tied to the lifting of travel restrictions and continued demand for private aircraft.

Boeing had no orders for new airliners in October, its second consecutive month, and orders for 37 of its Max jets came off the books as the company continues to struggle with the grounding of the Max and a pandemic that has crippled the airline indu