National Business

Representatives from consumer advocacy groups blasted the federal government on Tuesday, accusing it of putting the interests of airlines above those of consumers by allowing carriers to issue vouchers for cancelled flights rather than full refunds.

TORONTO — The pandemic's widespread impact on Canadian business has made it easier to illustrate how important it is for Indigenous communities to have access to good high-speed communications, a First Nations chief from British Columbia's Interior r

LONDON — A nurse rolled up 90-year-old Margaret Keenan’s sleeve and administered a shot watched round the world -– the first jab in the U.K.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,639.00, up 56.65 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 49 cents, or 2.14 per cent, to $23.37 on 14.9 million shares.

TORONTO — North American stock markets edged higher Tuesday as hopes of a new U.S. stimulus deal offset concerns about mounting COVID-19 infections and new lockdowns.

Air Canada will be cutting more routes in Atlantic Canada starting in the new year because of a second wave of COVID-19 infections. Effective Jan. 11, the airline says it will be suspending until further notice all flights in Sydney, N.S.

The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and changing consumer habits drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted by an annual food price report.

CALGARY — The Alberta Securities Commission says Saint Jean Carbon Inc.

MONTREAL — Quebec-based security firm Garda World has been outbid in its effort to acquire British competitor G4S by a U.S. company partially owned by the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec.

LONDON — The leaders of Britain and the European Commission will make a last-minute push for a post-Brexit U.K.