National Business

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. is withdrawing its profit forecast as uncertainty fostered by the COVID-19 pandemic tears up the transportation industry playbook.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (14,642.11, up 221.75 points.) Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY). Financials. Up $1.75, or 2.1 per cent, to $84.95 on 10.2 million share.

TORONTO — Food delivery app Foodora is closing its Canadian operations in May, just months after a key labour board decision laid the groundwork for the company's workers to push for unionization.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index started the trading week higher even though the price of oil futures plunged for a second consecutive Monday.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford released a broad outline Monday of how — but not when — the province's economy will reopen, while predicting there will never be a complete return to the old way of life.

Porter Airlines is extending its suspension of all flights by another four weeks until June 29 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto-based carrier stopped flying on March 21 as travel controls and rising public health concerns choked off demand.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Meat isn't going to disappear from supermarkets because of outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers at U.S. slaughterhouses.

LONDON — More than 4 million jobs have been saved in the U.K. as a result of a government scheme aimed at making sure firms hold onto staff during the coronavirus lockdown, Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Monday.

TORONTO — Restaurants using Uber Eats in Ontario over the weekend say they experienced outages that left them unable to deliver meals to customers.

FRANKFURT — Deutsche Bank has reported that its net income fell to 66 million euros ($72 million) in the first quarter as the pandemic hurt its business.