National Business

WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial production increased 0.4% in November with manufacturing receiving a boost from a rebound in output at auto plants after three months of declines.

Builders broke ground on more homes in November as construction on multi-family housing picked up in Vancouver and Montreal, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose 14.

Every year around Christmas, Toronto restaurant Allen’s holds a holiday party for their regulars, and tips from the event are divided out to staff as a Christmas bonus.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has announced an expert panel to provide independent advice and guidance on its labour force survey which keeps tabs on the country's job market.

OTTAWA — TC Energy Corp. says it has signed a deal to buy out the other unitholders of TC PipeLines LP, a U.S. master limited partnership it operates, after raising its earlier offer. Under the sweetened proposal, TCP unitholders will receive 0.

TORONTO — When Phil Warner, Jordyn Samuels and Umar Asghar hit the road working for ride-hailing and delivery apps, they quickly found their experiences differed from those of their white male counterparts.

WASHINGTON — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province's first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived.

Asian shares sank on Tuesday after a lacklustre day on Wall Street as investors wait to see if Congress can break a logjam on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia's port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has come under attack off the kingdom am