National Business

TORONTO — Shareholders looking for an update on TD Bank Group's US$13.4 billion takeover of First Horizon Corp. were left with few answers at the bank's annual meeting Thursday. Facing numerous questions about the deal after U.S.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Electricity has been restored to nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Kamloops, B.C., after a rapidly spreading grass fire swept through an area not far from the city centre.

As more Canadians enter common-law relationships, experts are encouraging young couples to educate themselves on the tax implications.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains low by historic standards. U.S. jobless claims rose by 5,000 to 245,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Canada's industry minister is calling on the country's major telecom companies to come to an agreement over wireless service in Toronto's subway system.

REGINA — Canada’s only rare earths mining company is pausing all construction at its Saskatoon processing facility.

VANCOUVER — Glencore says it is willing to consider improving its offer to acquire Teck Resources Ltd.

OTTAWA — The economic cost of greenhouse gas emissions is nearly five times higher than previously thought, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,680.83, down 3.85): B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO). Basic Materials. Down 10 cents, or 1.8 per cent, to $5.46 on 13.6 million shares.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect.