National Business

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government is forecasting a $4.1 million surplus in its 2020-21 budget, which includes funding for new schools and tax cuts.

TORONTO — Canada's largest airlines are waiving change fees in light of concerns about the novel coronavirus.

TORONTO — The federal government is giving Canada's three largest wireless carriers two years to bring prices down by 25 per cent and is setting aside spectrum in an upcoming auction in order to further boost competition.

TORONTO — North American stock markets were on edge again Thursday, plunging amid new concerns about the spreading of novel coronavirus and uncertainty over the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

TORONTO — Shares of Spin Master Corp. plunged nearly 40 per cent Thursday after the toy maker reported a loss in its latest quarter and warned it expected its gross product sales to decline this year.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,553.99, down 225.54 points.) Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B). Industrials. Down five cents, or 4.95 per cent, to 96 cents on 13.

TORONTO — Facebook says it is stepping up efforts to stop misinformation from spreading about COVID-19.

HALIFAX — After receiving "several expressions of interest," Nova Scotia-based seafood giant Clearwater Seafoods Inc. announced Thursday it is exploring a possible sale of the company.

CALGARY — A boost in output from oilsands mines formerly operated by Shell Canada has sparked a $70-million expansion at a Shell oilsands upgrader, the president of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. reported Thursday.

TORONTO — Credit rating agency Equifax Canada says average consumer debt increased 2.7 per cent to reach $72,950 at the end of 2019 as the pace of non-mortgage debt slowed.