National Business

TORONTO — Strong economic news from south of the border and optimism about the end of the pandemic drove Canada's main stock index to a record close in post-Easter trading on Monday, despite lower oil prices.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,026.79, up 36.47 points.) Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). Financials. Up $1.01, or 1.22 per cent, to $83.47 on 13.3 million shares.

TORONTO — Transat AT shares plunged as much as 22.6 per cent in the first day of trading after Air Canada pulled the plug on its takeover of the Montreal-based tour operator over Europe's unwillingness to approve the deal.

MONTREAL — Canada's two biggest railways moved record amounts of western Canadian grain in March and the first quarter despite challenging weather conditions. Canadian National Railway said it moved 2.

WASHINGTON — When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America.

LONDON — Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores wil

CALGARY — An Alberta government grant that more than doubles its previous commitment for a petrochemical plant being built by Inter Pipeline Ltd.

MONTREAL — Tourism businesses around Banff and Lake Louise rely on the critical summer months to sustain themselves throughout the year, earning around 50 to 60 per cent of their revenue between June and September, the local tourism association says.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided Monday with Google in an $8 billion copyright dispute with Oracle over the internet company's creation of the Android operating system used on most smartphones worldwide.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. services sector, which employs most Americans, recorded record growth in March as the easing of coronavirus restrictions released pent-up consumer demand.