National Business

A bitter strike at the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver is taking some of the sweetness out of the holiday season for bakers and candy-makers.

SAN FRANCISCO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced a more intimate form of Pacific Rim diplomacy Thursday as he sat down with several world leaders on the margins of a sprawling international summit in California.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The B.C. government is introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards. A minimum hourly wage of $20.10 — which is $3.

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the 2-year-old effort to unionize the company’s stores.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,053.07, down 4.82 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down $1.06, or 2.32 per cent, to $44.57 on 14.1 million shares.

MONTREAL — Demand for air travel may be levelling off after climbing close to pre-pandemic levels over the summer, as the rising cost of living weighs on Canadians' wallets.

TORONTO — Canada's main index lost a handful of points Thursday, weighed down by weakness in energy and base metal stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 4.82 points at 20,053.07.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a mixed close as momentum stalled following Wall Street’s hot first half of November. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Thursday. The Dow slipped 45 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose less than 0.1%.

TORONTO — An association representing 97,000 of Canada’s small businesses is calling on Ottawa to do more to address Amazon.com Inc.'s dominance.

TORONTO — Almost 1,300 workers at 17 No Frills grocery stores in Ontario could be on strike next week, as the union that represents them has set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Monday.