National Business

MONTREAL — Boeing Co. has pledged $240 million toward a Montreal-area aerospace cluster, anchoring a provincial plan that aims to make Quebec a global launchpad for development of drones and greener aircraft.

RICHMOND, B.C. — Retailer London Drugs says it is "unwilling and unable" to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to cybercriminals who claim to have stolen data in a hacking attack that recently shut down its stores for more than a week.

MONTREAL — WestJet has postponed its planned integration of Sunwing Airlines, a move that represents a setback for the Calgary-based company after acquiring the leisure carrier last year.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government will bring its proposal to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains to the House of Commons before the parliamentary summer break, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,468.16, up 2.79 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up $1.46, or 2.68 per cent, to $56.03 on 22.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Tuesday, while U.S. markets also rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 2.79 points at 22,468.16. In New York, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 both posted new closing records Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted higher to set more records following another quiet day of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Tuesday to surpass its record set last week. The Nasdaq composite added 0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer.

CALGARY — It will be more than five years before Suncor Energy Inc. makes any significant investments to secure new bitumen supply, the Calgary-based oil company said Tuesday.

The organizers of a month-long boycott of Loblaw-owned stores say they've decided to extend the boycott past May.