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Dye & Durham buying Telus' financial solutions business for $500 million

Dye & Durham buying Telus' financial solutions business for $500 million

TORONTO — Dye & Durham Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Telus' financial solutions business for $500 million. The financial solutions business provides a national payment infrastructure that helps people make payments online.
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Teck Resources says Q4 coal sales affected by rail disruptions in B.C.

Teck Resources says Q4 coal sales affected by rail disruptions in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says its coal sales in the fourth quarter will be lower than it had earlier estimated due to the heavy rain, flooding and mudslides in B.C. that have disrupted the railways in the province.
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Crescent Point Energy raises dividend and production guidance for 2022

Crescent Point Energy raises dividend and production guidance for 2022

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. raised its quarterly dividend as it increased its production guidance for next year. The company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 4.
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From bust to boom: N.L. oil workers finding new careers in province's tech sector

From bust to boom: N.L. oil workers finding new careers in province's tech sector

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Adam Lichter says he spent his last year in Newfoundland and Labrador's oil industry teaching himself to code while working on a supply vessel in an oilfield about 350 kilometres off the coast of St. John's.
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B.C. expands disaster financial assistance program after flooding, landslides

B.C. expands disaster financial assistance program after flooding, landslides

British Columbia has expanded emergency financial assistance for people affected by extensive flooding and landslides over the last three weeks.
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'All our margins are gone': Supply chain challenges squeeze small businesses

'All our margins are gone': Supply chain challenges squeeze small businesses

TORONTO — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Helmi Ansari could get espresso makers and stainless steel water bottles manufactured within three months and delivered to Canada by boat for about US$4,500 per shipping container.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: CP speech: Canadian Pacific executives are scheduled to address the BMO Capital Markets 2021 Growth & ESG Conference on Tuesday.
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Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71 per cent in favour of contract offer

Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71 per cent in favour of contract offer

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.
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Trans Mountain pipeline to restart Sunday after shutdown during B.C. floods

Trans Mountain pipeline to restart Sunday after shutdown during B.C. floods

The Trans Mountain pipeline was set to restart Sunday following a three-week precautionary shutdown in response to record-setting rainfall, devastating flooding and landslides in British Columbia last month. Trans Mountain Corp.
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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial

DENVER (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered him to be treated at the state mental hospital to see if he can be made well e
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