National Business

HALIFAX — A new study says persistent organic pollutants in waters off Canada’s East Coast are “dangerously high” for killer whales and put them at an elevated risk for serious immune-system and reproductive problems.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 200 points Thursday, led higher by technology and base metals, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

Bell Canada-owner BCE Inc. was dealt another regulatory blow this week as it reported a loss in its latest quarter and recorded $2.11 billion in asset impairment charges, mainly related to Bell Media's TV and radio properties.

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet accused senators of betraying their fellow Canadians to benefit Americans and other trade partners, after a Senate committee voted to add a major caveat to a Bloc supply management bill.

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Thursday.

OTTAWA — Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure.

Wireless networking technology company Ericsson Canada says it is expanding a previously announced partnership with the federal government through a combined investment of more than $630 million in research and development centres.

TORONTO — By ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations but not banning the app, digital media experts say the federal government is sending mixed messages that make it too hard for the average user to decide whether they should remain on t

MONTREAL — Steady demand for private jets, and the maintenance they require, helped push earnings and revenue higher at Bombardier Inc. last quarter.

GATINEAU, Que. — A court order obtained by the Competition Bureau will require legal-software company Dye & Durham Ltd. to release records related to its business practices, the federal watchdog agency said Thursday.