National Business

BRUSSELS — It’s a meaty issue but the EU has taken a stance: veggie burgers are in fact burgers.

PARIS — French prosecutors requested on Friday a 10-year jail term and a fine of 750,000 euros ($888,634) against Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of being behind a 135 million-euro ($160 million) fraud campaign that used ransomware and the cryptocur

FRANKFURT — Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and Freightliner trucks, saw third-quarter profit rebound as the company clamped down on costs and auto sales recovered after the coronavirus lockdowns of earlier in the year.

TORONTO — When actor Seth Rogen was growing up and smoking cannabis in Vancouver, he recalls there was a constant cloud of shame around the substance that still lingers.

VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. says its net profit surged in the third quarter on record lumber earnings that were driven by an unprecedented increase in prices. The Vancouver-based forest products company says it earned $218.1 million or $1.

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Thursday that Russian hackers have targeted the networks of dozens of state and local governments in the United States in recent days, stealing data from at least two servers.

NEW YORK — Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.

TORONTO — A Canadian class action against opioid makers will start the process of getting certified in a hearing next month, a key test on how courts here will handle a case that is making waves in the U.S.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index inched higher on gains by the key energy sector and the result of strong telecommunications quarterly results. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 49.13 points to 16,279.36.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,279.36, up 49.13 points.) Air Canada (TSX:AC). Industrials. Up $1.10, or 7.02 per cent, to $16.77 on 7.8 million shares.