National Business

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell for a second consecutive month in December as they dropped 1.5 per cent to $71.0 billion. The agency says manufacturing sales were down in 14 of 21 industries in December, led by a 6.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported a US$735-million loss in its fourth quarter compared with a profit of US$726 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The gold miner, which reports its results in U.S.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts fell 13 per cent in January.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.

TORONTO — Canada's economy has seen a constant stream of layoffs hitting companies from the tech sector and beyond in recent months while many employers lament a shortage of workers, but neither seems to be weighing heavily on the country's jobs numb

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $2.74 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 76 per cent increase from the $1.55 billion it earned in the same three months of 2021.

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it saw losses of US$94 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, down more than 128 per cent from earnings of US$334 million during the same quarter a year earlier. The company, which reports in U.S.

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it earned US$117 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, 52.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,704.79, up 2.56): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $1.48, or 2.71 per cent, to $53.06 on 19 million shares.

OTTAWA — Pandemic benefits rolled out to cushion the blow of COVID-19 lockdowns on workers had the positive side effect of dramatically reducing poverty levels overall. Now, advocates want to see the federal government build on that success.