National Business

TORONTO — Canada's big banks are expected to roll out significant dividend increases amid quarterly earnings releases this week, but analysts say they'll also be keeping a close eye on loan growth, cost inflation, and any insights on the pace of the

EDMONTON — Alberta's finance minister says the recent bullish run on energy prices is part of a stronger economic story on the province's bottom line that will be revealed in the upcoming second-quarter budget update.

TORONTO — North American stock markets partially recovered from Friday's steep plunge as crude oil prices rebounded on hopes that the latest COVID variant won't result in new lockdowns.

CALGARY — Jerry Kamphuis wants his longtime, loyal customers to get first priority this year when it comes to a Christmas turkey. The owner of Country Lane Farms, near Strathmore, Alta.

OTTAWA — The governor of the Bank of Canada says the central bank must do more to create meaningful economic opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

TORONTO — The emergence of a new COVID-19 variant has Canada's travel industry bracing for an influx of customer concerns and worried about whether the sector's recent rebound will be put on hold again.

NEW YORK — Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was the social platform's first CEO in 2007 until he was forced out the following year, then returned to the role in 2015, is once again out of the job — this time, he says, by choice.

CALGARY — Vermilion Energy Inc.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's latest financial report says drought, wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic have heavily contributed to what is projected to be a record deficit. The mid-year report released Monday shows a deficit of $2.

BEIJING — Stock indexes are edging higher on Wall Street Monday as markets regain their footing following a big stumble on Friday on worries about the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% as of 10:49 a.m. Eastern.