National Business

TORONTO — Workers in Ontario will soon be able access three paid sick days to help them self-isolate during the pandemic, but critics said the policy announced Wednesday falls far short of what's required to curb the spread of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,356.95, up 181.86 points.) Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Financials. Up 63 cents, or 0.54 per cent, to $117.74 on 9.

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people's doorsteps in a Virginia community.

MONTREAL — Information technology firm CGI Inc. reported an increase in its second-quarter profit from a year ago, saying the rise was on the back of a steady growth in bookings as clients strengthened digitization efforts during the pandemic.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is quickly strengthening, inflation is showing signs of picking up and the nation is making progress toward defeating the viral pandemic.

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc. says it beat its own guidance for production in the first quarter as net income jumped to $500 million from a net loss of $1.3 billion in the same period of 2020.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index set a record high midweek on renewed optimism for a rapid economic recovery that pushed the loonie to its strongest level in more than three years.

Shopify Inc. executives believe the shift toward online sales triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is here to stay.

On a spring day 21 years ago, Yvette Mitchell walked into Hudson’s Bay Co.'s flagship department store in downtown Toronto with a resume. She loved fashion and wanted to work on the third floor — the epicentre of women's designer clothing in Canada.

CALGARY — In the latest shot fired in the battle for Inter Pipeline Ltd., Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP charges it hasn't been granted access to its target's data room despite its takeover offer made Feb.