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Meet the companies quickly pivoting to serve Canada's COVID-19 needs

Meet the companies quickly pivoting to serve Canada's COVID-19 needs

TORONTO — Looking for a way to help amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus sweeping across Canada, Toronto-based Spirit of York Distillery Co. didn't have to go very far.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (11,721.42, down 963.79 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down 15 cents, or 25 per cent, to 45 cents on 44.
Fraudulent COVID-19 emails specifically target Canadians, security firm says

Fraudulent COVID-19 emails specifically target Canadians, security firm says

TORONTO — Cybersecurity experts are renewing their warnings that the COVID-19 crisis is a huge opportunity for criminals to take advantage of confusion as people are forced to work away from the office. A U.S.
Canadian banks move to help customers, allow deferral of mortgage payments

Canadian banks move to help customers, allow deferral of mortgage payments

TORONTO — Canada's big banks are trying to give Canadians more financial breathing room with a slew of measures aimed at helping customers hurt by an outbreak of a novel coronavirus.
CIBC chief executive Victor Dodig compensation down last year compared with 2018

CIBC chief executive Victor Dodig compensation down last year compared with 2018

TORONTO — The chief executive of Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce saw his total compensation last year decline compared with 2018.
Retailers face pressure to close doors amid coronavirus containment efforts

Retailers face pressure to close doors amid coronavirus containment efforts

Retailers choosing to remain open amid the novel coronavirus outbreak are facing pressure from the public and their employees to join a slew of companies that have shuttered their doors in an effort to help flatten the curve. TJX Companies Inc.
Chile mine construction halted, Peru silver mines suspended amid virus fears

Chile mine construction halted, Peru silver mines suspended amid virus fears

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says it is suspending construction at a copper mine expansion in Chile, affecting about 15,000 workers there, as reaction by South American governments to the COVID-19 outbreak hits home for foreign mining companies.
Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like “Toy Story” and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year’s Turing Award, the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
Statistics Canada to release consumer price index for February today

Statistics Canada to release consumer price index for February today

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release its inflation figures for February today. The monthly consumer price index tracks changes in the price for goods and services commonly purchased by households in Canada, like groceries and haircuts.
Saskatchewan to unveil spending plan for next fiscal year in muted budget

Saskatchewan to unveil spending plan for next fiscal year in muted budget

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is set to take the unusual step of announcing its spending plans for the next fiscal year without showing any revenue.