National Business

Ontario's Progressive Conservative government presented their first pandemic-era budget Thursday.

MONTREAL — Quebecor Inc.

WATERLOO, Ont. — OpenText Corp. saw a nearly 40 per cent spike in net income in its most recent quarter, as investors continued to rally behind North American tech companies in the wake of COVID-19. The Waterloo, Ont.

TORONTO — Lower acquisition costs and digital offerings helped Sun Life Financial Inc. deliver a 10 per cent increase to its third-quarter net profit.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index had its best performance in five months Thursday as it joined U.S. investors who continue to bask in the glow of expected post-election gridlock.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. managed to notch a 13 per cent increase in net earnings during its third quarter, even as it went on a multi-billion-dollar spending spree.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signalled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic.

MONTREAL — Saputo Inc.'s net profit slipped 2.

CALGARY — Conditions are right for more merger and acquisition activity in the Canadian oil and gas sector, says the president of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

Lightspeed POS Inc. is shelling out US$440 million in cash and shares to acquire a U.S. cloud-based commerce business and bolster its support for small- and medium-sized businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.