National Business

CALGARY — Alberta power producer TransAlta Corp.

Premier Doug Ford is defending Ontario's new COVID-19 restrictions system, saying it will help the province respond early to flare ups of the virus.

Toronto's real estate market fractured in October as buyers favoured suburban neighbourhoods and detached homes while sellers wanted out of downtown condos.

TORONTO — Canadian business leaders awaiting the results of the U.S. election are re-examining their risk plans and making calls to advisers and political contacts Wednesday.

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping tried to allay fears the ruling Communist Party’s latest development strategy might hamper trade, promising Wednesday that China will open wider and become “the world’s market.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. trade deficit fell in September after hitting a 14-year high the previous month as exports outpaced imports. The gap between what the U.S. sells and what it buys abroad fell to $63.9 billion in September, a decline of 4.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October.

AJAX, Ont. — A contract dispute between unionized workers at Loblaws-owned Dominion stores in Newfoundland has been expanded to include pickets in two other provinces.

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade deficit grew to $3.3 billion in September as both exports and imports climbed higher, but remained below their pre-pandemic levels, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Health officials in South Korea have approved a new test that’s designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples, which would help prevent disruption at hospitals as the pandemic stretches into