National Business

Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada kicked off the year with a double-digit increase in sales, fuelled by higher customer traffic and faster service at the coffee and doughnut chain, its parent company said on Tuesday.

VANCOUVER — HSBC Holdings plc says the sale of its Canadian division to Royal Bank of Canada is going to take longer than first expected, but that the deal remains a key priority. London-based HSBC says it now expects to complete the $13.

TORONTO — Osisko Mining Inc. has signed a deal to form a 50-50 joint venture with South African company Gold Fields Ltd. to develop the Windfall gold project in Quebec.

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales slid 16.5 per cent from a year ago as new listings remained below historical norms. The B.C.

After several years of working in retail, Shantia Cross had enough. One day in 2021, she decided to walk off the job and leave what she described as a toxic and thankless workplace.

TORONTO — TMX Group Ltd. reported a profit of $89.0 million attributable to shareholders in its first quarter as its revenue rose four per cent to hit a record $299.1 million.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell in March to the lowest level in nearly two years, a sign that the American labor market is cooling in the face of higher interest rates. Employers posted 9.

LITTLE NARROWS, N.S. — A gypsum quarry in central Cape Breton that closed seven years ago will soon be reopened. The Canadian division of USG Corp. says it will spend $104 million revitalizing the quarry at Little Narrows, N.S.

BlackBerry Ltd. has launched a review of strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses that could see the company break up its operations. The Waterloo, Ont.

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. says it earned a first-quarter profit of US$756 million as its revenue rose four per cent compared with a year ago. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to US$1.