National Business

NEW YORK — You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did. Conservative talk radio wasn't a genre before him.

TORONTO — Canadians who experienced pandemic-induced layoffs and wage reductions or saved while working from home are facing a new challenge as March approaches: what to do about their RRSPs.

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit edged lower compared with a year ago as COVID-19 restrictions weighed on its revenue.

HAMILTON — Stelco Holdings Inc. says its net loss almost doubled to $47 million in the fourth quarter as revenues dropped due to a blast furnace upgrade.

EDMONTON — Alberta is releasing more funding to help keep small- and medium-sized businesses solvent during the COVID-19 crisis.

AUSTIN, Texas — Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice sowed more chaos in places least equip

CALGARY — Royal Dutch Shell is further reducing its exposure to the Alberta oilpatch with a deal to sell producing light oil shale assets there to Calgary-based Crescent Point Energy Corp. for $900 million.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says some taxpayers were locked out of their online accounts even though it wasn't the victim of a cyberattack.

Tilray Inc. managed to shave down its losses by more than $200 million in its most recent quarter, as it prepared to merge with rival Aphria Inc. later this year.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,374.78, down 117.94 points.) The Supreme Cannabis Co. Inc. (TSX:FIRE). Health care. Down three cents, or 8.