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BC Hydro makes further rate cut for 2020-21, customers get credit on bill next year

BC Hydro makes further rate cut for 2020-21, customers get credit on bill next year

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro's residential customers will get a one-time credit of $4 on average early next year on their bills to reflect a change to its rates.
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Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Enbridge Energy began construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota on Tuesday, a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.
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Lightspeed expands U.S. reach, US$430-million purchase of restaurant, software firm

Lightspeed expands U.S. reach, US$430-million purchase of restaurant, software firm

MONTREAL — Lightspeed POS Inc. is spending another US$430 million to expand its reach in the U.S., this time by acquiring U.S. restaurant and management software company Upserve Inc.
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Alberta projects COVID hospitalizations could soon soar to 775, with 161 in ICU

Alberta projects COVID hospitalizations could soon soar to 775, with 161 in ICU

EDMONTON — Alberta Health projections released by the Opposition NDP predict COVID-19 hospitalization rates could soar to 775 by mid-December and the number of intensive care patients could reach 161.
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'Netflix tax' for digital media likely to raise prices for consumers, experts say

'Netflix tax' for digital media likely to raise prices for consumers, experts say

TORONTO — The cost of digital services and goods sold by foreign companies like Netflix will go up under a taxation plan the government wants to put in place next year, experts said Tuesday.
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Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion

Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.
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Tourism industry has mixed reaction to government aid measures

Tourism industry has mixed reaction to government aid measures

MONTREAL — Ottawa's plan to provide aid for the struggling tourism sector was greeted with relief Tuesday, while Canada's airlines awaited word on support for their industry.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (17,296.93, up 106.68 points.) BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB). Technology. Up $1.43, or 18.69 per cent, to $9.08 on 40.4 million shares.
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Auto sales fall 10.4 per cent in November as COVID-19 restrictions return

Auto sales fall 10.4 per cent in November as COVID-19 restrictions return

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says sales of cars and trucks fell in November as COVID-19 restrictions returned. The consultancy says 128,351 cars and trucks were sold last month, down 10.4 per cent from a year ago.
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Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labour case

Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labour case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Tuesday about the impact of siding with food giants Nestle and Cargill and ending a lawsuit that claims they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in Africa that used child slave labour .
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