National Business

OTTAWA — New research shows house prices in Canada's suburbs grew faster than in downtown areas during the pandemic as remote work spurred a preference for bigger homes.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc.'s decision to sell Shaw's wireless carrier Freedom Mobile to Quebecor Inc.-owned Videotron Ltd. will just create a "weaker" competitor in the market, one telecom watcher said Monday.

CALGARY — Sundial Growers Inc. has agreed to make a stalking horse bid to acquire cannabis grower Zenabis Group, which obtained court protection from creditors last week.

SAO PAULO (AP) — The chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras resigned on Monday amid political pressure from top lawmakers and President Jair Bolsonaro. José Mauro Coelho held the job for less than two months.

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. says it has gone the extra mile to meet union demands amid a strike by signal and electrical workers, who say the concessions do not go far enough.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Unifor Local 444 says an arbitrator has ruled that Stellantis Canada's mandatory vaccine policy will have to end. The union representing workers at the automaker's Windsor and Brampton, Ont.

The surprise announcement by BTS that they are taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many unanswered questions

TORONTO — The union representing Bell Canada clerical workers say they have voted to support a strike mandate. Unifor represents about 4,200 workers that perform clerical and other duties and live and work across Ontario and Quebec.

The combination of a fiercely competitive job market and the still-rising cost of living will likely lead to more companies boosting employee pay this year, experts say.

TORONTO — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth Inc. to JAB Holding Co. for US$1.4 billion. Under the transaction, Fairfax will receive US$1.