National Business

Canadians are continuing to be laid off as part of a wave of job cuts that began in 2023 as companies assessed their operations after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passed.

KINGSEY FALLS, Que. — Cascades Inc. is closing three plants as part of changes to its containerboard operations that will affect 310 employees. The paper and packaging company says its corrugated medium mill in Trenton, Ont.

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TORONTO — Hydro One Ltd. reported $181 million in fourth-quarter net income attributable to common shareholders as its revenue edged higher compared with a year earlier.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland folk musician says the company behind the “derogatory” use of a cherished Newfoundland and Labrador song in an advertisement that played during Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast should apologize to the province.

VANCOUVER — A non-profit organization in British Columbia announced Monday it has asked Canada's Competition Bureau to investigate athletic-wear giant Lululemon, claiming the company is misleading customers about its environmental impacts.

WATERLOO, ONT. — BlackBerry Ltd. says it's taking action to streamline costs, including cutting jobs, as part of the ongoing process to separate two of its business divisions. The Waterloo, Ont.

VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining Corp. says an employee died Monday at its Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal.

TORONTO — When Priya Dhillon visited an A&W in Windsor, Ont., in December 2022, she had an "a-ha" moment when a customer ordered his regular — two buns and two hash browns — to fashion into sandwiches.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,067.30, up 57.70 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 90 cents, or 1.96 per cent, to $46.93 on 13.1 million shares.