National Business

TORONTO — North American stock markets took a break from COVID-19 vaccine enthusiasm amid concerns around rising infections and expanding lockdowns.

Heinz Ketchup is coming back to Canada, six years after production of the iconic condiment moved to the United States and the great Canadian "ketchup war" was set in motion.

TORONTO — Torstar Corp. has been delivering newspapers across Ontario for about 128 years — and now it will add parcels to the mix.

CALGARY — The creation of union jobs and support by Indigenous investors will help convince U.S. President-elect Joe Biden that the Keystone XL pipeline fits into his "Build Back Better" agenda, an executive with proponent TC Energy Corp.

NEW YORK — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.

NEW YORK — Retail sales in the U.S. grew a sluggish 0.3% in October, even as retailers offered early holiday discounts online and in stores.

As the year comes to a close Americans are still stuck at home and that has led to an explosive year for Home Depot. The most recent quarter is no exception.

LONDON — Business leaders urged the British government on Tuesday to give them at least a week's notice over what restrictions they will face when the lockdown in England expires in early December. With the four-week lockdown due to end on Dec.

OTTAWA — Wholesale sales in Canada rose 0.9 per cent to $66.2 billion in September, boosted by gains in sectors that provide consumer goods such as food, pharmaceuticals and pharmacy supplies Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

HALIFAX — In a year plagued by a deadly virus, closures and cancellations, parents are eager to give their kids a Christmas like, well, every other.