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Universal Pictures has struck another deal with a major theatre chain to shorten the theatrical window from three months to as little as 17 days in an effort to adapt to the new business realities of moviegoing.

TORONTO — For Chelsea Hearty and Ian Moores, the recipe for success began with a midnight snack.

BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday.

CALGARY — Advisory firm Glass Lewis says the proposed hostile takeover of Bonterra Energy Corp. would be good for Obsidian Energy Ltd. shareholders but it has "almost no practical likelihood of being successful.

TORONTO — The Dow Jones industrial average brushed up against 30,000 points before closing at a record high on Monday while Canada's main stock index climbed to a nine-month high on positive test results for a second potential COVID-19 vaccine.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,889.81, up 214.17 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 62 cents, or 1.66 per cent, to $38 on 22.6 million shares.

As parts of the country step up restrictions to combat rising COVID-19 cases, some observers say a retail phenomenon is emerging: Lockdown loopholes.

TORONTO — Mercedes-Benz Canada says Eva Wiese will become its new CEO in February 2021, becoming the first woman to hold the title.

TORONTO — London-based Endeavour Mining Corp. is buying a second Canadian-based rival to further grow its gold-producing footprint in West Africa. The company announced on Monday an all-stock deal valued at about $2.