National Business

More than half the current workforce of Air Transat flight attendants were notified last week that they will be temporarily laid off, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

EDMONTON — Alberta has announced a three-year deal that it says will prevent municipal taxes and levies from harming its already battered energy industry.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Unionized workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada have voted to approve a new three-year contract, Unifor said Monday. About 78 per cent of votes were in favour of the deal, according to the union.

MONTREAL — BCE Inc. says Wade Oosterman, Bell group president and vice-chair, will assume operational leadership of Bell Media next year. Oosterman will take on the responsibilities following the departure of Bell Media president Randy Lennox on Jan.

LONDON — Nokia says it has been tapped by NASA to build the first cellular communications network on the moon.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Before long, American Airlines might find out how many travellers are reluctant to fly on the Boeing 737 Max.

TORONTO — The private equity firm that is trying to replace the board at Artis Real Estate Investment Trust says it has won the support of the trust's largest unitholder. Jetport Inc., owner of a 13.

OTTAWA — Canadian wholesale sales edged up 0.3 per cent in August to advance for a fourth consecutive month, though at a much slower pace than in previous months. Statistics Canada said Monday that wholesale sales were up 0.3 per cent to $65.

LOS ANGELES — Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” stole the top spot at the box office in yet another quiet weekend of moviegoing. The Open Roads Films movie brought in $3.7 million in North America the weekend of its U.S. debut.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. says it has signed a deal to acquire a 19.9 per cent stake in American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., which specializes in selling fixed index annuities.