National Business

CALGARY — In a sign of changing times in the oilpatch, the head of the group representing contract drilling companies in Canada says it is exploring a change to the name adopted when it was founded in 1949.

TORONTO — The Canada Infrastructure Bank and private-sector companies have agreed in principle to provide $260 million for improved rural internet service in southern Manitoba.

TORONTO — Uber Technologies Inc. will double the size of its Toronto technical team by the end of the year. The San Francisco, Calif.

CALGARY — WestJet is adding 11 domestic routes across Western Canada in anticipation of summer demand for travel. The announcement follows a decision by the airline earlier this week to restore service to Atlantic Canada and Quebec City.

LAS VEGAS — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc.

WASHINGTON — Consumers spending and personal incomes both fell sharply in February as severe winter storms disrupted shopping in many parts of the country and the government wrapped up distribution of $600 relief payments.

LONDON — The European Union’s medicines regulator on Friday said it has approved new manufacturing sites for coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca, in a move that could significantly boost Europe’s supply of the shots

LONDON — When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Taiga Motors Inc. plans to build an assembly plant for its electric snowmobiles and personal watercraft in Shawinigan, Que.

LONDON — China announced sanctions on several British politicians and organizations Friday after the U.K. joined the European Union and others in sanctioning Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.