National Business

QUEBEC — Exfo Inc. says it has signed a deal to be taken private by Germain Lamonde, the company's founder and majority shareholder. Under the agreement, the company says shareholders will receive US$6 per subordinate voting share.

PARIS (AP) — Google is being fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by France’s antitrust watchdog for abusing its ‘dominant’ position in online advertising.

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 40 people, authorities said.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Monday rejected a claim by dozens of wartime Korean factory workers and their relatives who sought compensation from 16 Japanese companies for their slave labor during Japan’s colonial occupation of K

MONTREAL — Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to "public disappointment.

EDMONTON — Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says if elected in 2023, her NDP will work to make the province a powerhouse in renewable energy. Notley says that includes moving Alberta’s electricity grid to net-zero emissions by the year 2035.

The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second weekend drops.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Interest rate decision: The Bank of Canada is expected to announce its decision for its overnight interest rate target on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Canadian companies on the hunt for new leaders to fill their C-Suite or senior ranks during the COVID-19 pandemic are experiencing longer search times and more intense negotiations, corporate governance and hiring experts say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters' records during leak investigations , a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.