National Business

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its economic aid package untouched, brushing off shortfalls in growth figures so far this year and seeing a more solid foundation for a strong rebound in the coming months.

Travel agencies say the Canadian government's plan to end quarantine hotel stays for some returning travellers is a big step for the travel industry, but air industry associations say more changes are necessary for a full rebound to take shape.

HALIFAX — George Avgeropoulos said he’s spent the last month looking for skilled workers to staff his restaurant in Toronto’s Danforth area. "I've found people but no one knows what they're doing,” the owner of Athens Restaurant said in an interview.

Dollarama Inc.'s sales climbed by double digits in its latest quarter despite some of its stores facing tougher new retail restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Montreal-based retailer said Wednesday.

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CALGARY — WestJet says CEO Ed Sims will retire at the end of this year. The Calgary-based airline says Sims will remain as president and chief executive as well as a member of the WestJet Group board of directors until December.

MONTREAL — Transcontinental Inc. says its net income attributable to shareholders surged to $35.6 million in the second quarter as its printing sector marked the first organic growth since the beginning of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China, o

TORONTO — The Ontario Securities Commission is taking action against two foreign cryptocurrency companies after a deadline to enter discussions about bringing their platforms into compliance with provincial laws came and went.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — ArcelorMittal Mines and Infrastructure Canada says a strike by its workers has ended after they ratified a deal reached between the company and the United Steelworkers.