National Business

MONTREAL — European regulatory authorities have resumed their investigation into Air Canada's proposed purchase of Transat AT, giving themselves a few more months to hand down a decision.

TORONTO — With rent coming due for another month, Ginger Robertson's daily walk through Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood is increasingly filled with empty storefronts.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. says it has suffered further setbacks in its fight with the national government over control of its Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea.

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending edged up a tiny 0.1% in July, breaking a string of losses due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Commerce Department reported that the slight July gain followed a 0.5% decline in June.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is expanding its 5G technology to 50 new markets starting today.

TORONTO — Scotiabank says former Bank of Canada deputy governor Lynn Patterson has been appointed to its board of directors. Patterson served as a deputy governor at the central bank from 2014 until her retirement in 2019.

CALGARY — Calfrac Well Services Ltd. says a U.S. court has sided with the company in its fight with Texas-based Wilks Brothers LLC as it seeks to complete its recapitalization plan. The Calgary-based company says the U.S.

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Zoom’s videoconferencing service is deepening its integral role in life during the pandemic as tens of thousands more businesses and other users pay for subscriptions to get more control over their virtual meetings.

This could be the final boarding call for the $200 ticket-change fee that has enraged so many U.S. airline travellers over the past decade.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says former Conservative interim party leader Rona Ambrose has resigned from its board to accept a full-time job. The insurance provider says Ambrose's departure after three years of service is effective Monday.