National Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawrence Block has followed many paths during his long career. “With not a few dead end roads among them,” notes the mystery novelist.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7% under a pending four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,745.47, up 181.35 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up nine cents, or 0.32 per cent, to $27.98 on 14.6 million shares.

Jae Anthony has experienced first-hand how raising capital can be an inequitable process for Black Canadians.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index outpaced U.S. markets and pushed further into record territory amid a broad-based rally helped by the commodities sector. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 181.35 points to 19,745.

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s shareholders have voted to replace at least two of the company's 12 board members with directors who are seen as better suited to fight climate change, bolster Exxon’s finances and guide it through a transition to cleane

OTTAWA — A senior official at the Bank of Canada says any digital currency the central bank may offer in the future would be more environmentally friendly than Bitcoin and other rivals.

Canadian National Railway Co. says it has made a pre-emptive move to address competition concerns from the U.S. regulator by agreeing to sell Kansas City Southern's line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has become the latest major oil company to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The head of Canada's largest telecommunications company said Wednesday that he's hopeful that a revised CRTC decision on wholesale internet rates this week will be more favourable to network owners.