National Business

CALGARY — Canadian swimwear brand Swimco Group is seeking creditor protection, citing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Google says it is extending the ability for most of its 1,500 Canadian employees to work from home until at least next July.

CALGARY — A report funded by the Canadian liquefied natural gas industry estimates that creating a 56-million-tonnes-per-year LNG industry in B.C. would result in nearly 100,000 jobs.

MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin is selling its South African resources business as part of its corporate restructuring.

EDMONTON — Suncor Energy Inc. is facing seven environmental charges for an incident alleged to have occurred two years ago at its refinery in Stratchona county, Alberta.

TORONTO — Amid much fanfare, Canada's Big 3 telecom companies introduced fifth-generation networks in major cities earlier this year and a few smartphones with 5G capabilities are now available for sale.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said Saturday they detained a Bangladeshi man and will deport him for criticizing the government over its treatment of undocumented immigrants in a documentary by news broadcaster Al-Jazeera.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,018.65, down 21.59) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down 2.5 cents, or 5.49 per cent, to $0.43 on 11.31 million shares.

TORONTO — North American stock markets closed the week with a down day on Friday despite gold prices briefly surpassing US$1,900 per ounce for the first time since 2011. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index closed down 21.59 points at 15,997.

Major corporate sponsors are starting to distance themselves from WE Charity amid an ongoing controversy over a deal to run a $900-million student volunteer program.