National Business

The cost of lettuce is spiking amid a shortage that's leading some restaurants to temporarily stop offering leafy greens on their menus.

Hourly wages needed to live in Ontario have increased amid decades-high inflation and remain well above the province's minimum wage, according to a new report.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the past few years, Slutty Vegan, an Atlanta-based eatery, has attracted a cult-like following with its raunchy approach to veganism. Celebrities often pop in for a visit.

TORONTO — Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. says if Rio Tinto's proposal to take the company private does not go ahead its immediate priority will be to address the company's liquidity concerns.

OTTAWA — Low-income Canadians are the hardest hit by high inflation and will be disproportionately affected by the impending economic slowdown, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said during a speech Monday.

TORONTO — Shawcor Ltd. reported a $23-million profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago as its revenue rose about 15 per cent.

Susan Lambert is in the process of having her entire home renovated and is hopeful it will be completed by early next year. "We are knee-deep in a reno," she said.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Economic data Statistics Canada will release its monthly survey of manufacturing report and wholesale trade figures for September on Tuesday.

Pivot Air's chief executive says paperwork filed in a Dominican Republic court Friday could allow the airline's five staff kept in the Caribbean nation since April to return home soon.

Health Canada is recalling portable generators by brands Generac and DR after reports of finger amputations in the U.S.