National Business

WINNIPEG — Canadian furniture maker Palliser is expanding its North American operations as new products coupled with soaring tariffs on imports from Vietnam and China increase demand for the company's furnishings.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. is suspending its practice of crude oil price hedging and warning that it expects steep losses on its existing risk management program in its first quarter.

TORONTO — Two Canadian media and entertainment unions say Cineflix has agreed to pay workers $2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over unpaid work.

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales picked up between February and March but are still down from a year ago. The B.C.

TORONTO — Canadian miner Centerra Gold Inc. says it has agreed to sell its business interests in the Kyrgyz Republic and exit the country, settling a long-simmering dispute over one of the biggest gold mines in Central Asia.

WINNIPEG — The U.S. subsidiary of Canadian insurer Great-West Lifeco Inc. has closed a multi-billion dollar deal to buy the U.S. retirement business of Prudential Financial Inc. The $4.

OTTAWA — Complaints from Canadian telecom and TV customers decreased 26 per cent between Aug. 1, 2021 and Jan.

OTTAWA — The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) says customer complaints were down 26 per cent between Aug. 1, 2021 and Jan. 31, 2022 compared with ­­­the same period a year before.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The first potato shipments destined for the United States are expected to leave Prince Edward Island early this week following the lifting of a crippling four month ban. The U.S.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Outlook survey The Bank of Canada will release its business outlook survey and its Canadian survey of consumer expectations on Monday.