National Business

One expert says BCE Inc.'s widespread layoffs, including at Bell Media, will lead to further deterioration of local newsrooms and journalism that is less contextual.

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry said Friday that his “mission” to rein in the British media continues, after he accepted costs and damages from a tabloid publisher that invaded his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 per cent (10.5) _ Prince Edward Island 7.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's January employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.7 per cent (5.8) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.7) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.

TORONTO — Most Canadian companies locked in their Super Bowl ad space long before anyone knew the Kansas City Chiefs would make it to the final match, but experts say many of those brands will be looking to score big with the audience drawn in by the

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. raised its dividend as it reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales rose compared with a year ago. The auto parts maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 47.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fortis Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $381 million, up from $370 million a year earlier. The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 78 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31.

Over the past year, the CEOs of Canada’s biggest grocery chains have become familiar faces to lawmakers studying food prices. Executives have faced questions from MPs and battled accusations of profiteering as their earnings rise.

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December , sending jets of lava into the sky, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and cutting heat and hot water to